Facebook Silences Donald Trump's Social Media Account
JAKARTA - Facebook has extended the suspension period of US President Donald Trump's accounts on its platform, including Instagram. The blocks will be in place at least until Trump's term ends or so.
"So we are extending the blocking on his (Trump) Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks," wrote Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in his post, Friday, January 8.
That means Donald Trump won't be able to post anything on Facebook and Instagram. Until his position as US President was officially replaced by Joe Biden on January 20.
We believe the risks of using President Trump to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great, so we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks. pic.twitter.com/JkyGOTYB1Z
- Facebook Newsroom (@fbnewsroom) January 7, 2021
Zuckerberg said that Facebook has let Trump over the past few years even if he sometimes violates the terms of social media use. The reason has to do with political freedom. However, this time Trump is seen as having gone too far in using social media to incite and incite violence.
In addition to suspending Donald Trump's personal account, Facebook also removed some content that supported acts of violence. Such as an invitation to bring weapons to several locations throughout the United States. Likewise with photos and videos of demonstrators on Capitol Hill.
As a result of the authentic violations and ongoing violent situation in Washington, DC, we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy. https://t.co/k6OkjNG3bM
- Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 7, 2021
Previously, Twitter also froze Trump's account for the next 12 hours. The Twitter Safety team also took action by deleting three Trump posts that were deemed to have sparked trouble on Capitol Hill, Washington DC.
Twitter also threatened Trump to stop posting provocative tweets. "Future violations of the Twitter Rules will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account."