The social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are reacting to the riots in Washington and banning Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has to do without
Twitter
,
Facebook
and
Instagram
.
The
social media platforms
block the US president's accounts.
Twitter
and Co. react with the lock to the violent riots in Washington DC
Washington DC - Those responsible for the
social media
platforms
and
have
reacted
to the massive riots in and in front of the
Capitol
in
Washington DC
and
blocked
the accounts of
US President Donald Trump
for at least twelve hours.
Twitter blocks Donald Trump - Facebook follows the decision
Donald Trump
will not be able
to communicate with his 88 million followers
via his
Twitter channel
in the coming hours
.
On
the following
US presidents
35 million accounts.
The measure took place, according to a spokesman for the short message service Twitter, because Trump had repeatedly questioned the result of the US election in his tweets and declared the election to be a single fraud.
Trump
had thus
encouraged
violence on the steps and in the corridors of the
Capitol in Washington
.
As a result of the unprecedented 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
According to a tweet of the company is the risk of the
Twitter account
of
Donald Trump
kept open to large.
"Our public interest, which has determined our actions in recent years, ends when we believe that the risk of damage exceeds this," the company said in the statement.
No more Twitter, Facebook or Instagram for Donald Trump - ban applies for twelve hours
Shortly after
Twitter's
announcement
,
reacted too
.
The
social media platform
founded
by
Mark Zuckerberg
blocked
Donald Trump's
account
for at least 24 hours.
The
US president
broke the rules of the platform with two posts, according to Facebook.
Donald Trump's account on the picture service “
”, which is now part of
, was also blocked for 24 hours.
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Donald Trump calls on Twitter and his fans come.
The platform reacts and blocks the president's account.
© Miguel Juarez Lugo / dpa
The operators of the
social media platforms are
reacting
to the events in
Washington DC
, where four people died as a result of riots last night.
Demonstrators had gained access to the
interior of the Capitol
and rioted there.
The session in which Joe Biden was to be declared
US President
had to be interrupted and the MPs were temporarily evacuated.
Donald Trump tweets of fraud and calls for a protest in front of the Capitol
The riots occurred as a result of a demonstration that, among other things,
Donald Trump had called on Twitter
.
The
US president
had urged his supporters to “go to the
Capitol
with me
”
to demonstrate
against the alleged fraud in the
US election
.
(Daniel Dillmann)
List of rubric lists: © Miguel Juarez Lugo / dpa