Twitter, Facebook suspend Trump’s accounts after video
US President Donald Trump has been suspended from Twitter and Facebook after posting messages on the social media platforms to support violent protesters at the US Capitol.
Trump described the rioters as "patriots," telling them "I love you" before calling on his supporters to go home, on Wednesday.
In a video posted on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter Wednesday afternoon, Trump told supporters on the National Mall in Washington that the presidential election had been stolen.
A woman was killed as Trump supporters stormed the seat of US government and clashed with police.
Twitter said it required the removal of three tweets for "severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy."
It also warned that Trump’s account would permanently be suspended if the tweets were not removed.
Twitter said: "We have been significantly restricting engagement with Tweets labelled under our Civic Integrity Policy due to the risk of violence".
Facebook also banned Trump for 24 hours after removing content that incited or supported the storming of Capitol Hill.
“This is an emergency situation and we are taking appropriate emergency measures, including removing President Trump’s video,” Facebook Vice President of Integrity Guy Rosen said.
YouTube also removed the video posted by the US president, saying it "violated policies on spreading election fraud".
YouTube already had a policy to remove fake news about mass election fraud, which it applied to the US president.
The violent pro-Trump rally was partly organized online, including on Facebook groups and pages.
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