Trump, blocked by Facebook and Instagram. Return to Twitter after deleting tweets that incited violence

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, announced that he will

block "indefinitely" 

the accounts of President Donald Trump, both on Facebook and on Instagram, "for at least the next two weeks, until a transfer of power is completed. peaceful".

[Congress declares Biden's victory after a day of violence on Capitol Hill.

Trump says the transition will be "orderly"]

The decision, Zuckerberg explained in a statement Thursday, is because, in his opinion, Trump has shown that he will use his remaining time in office to

prevent that peaceful

and legal

transition

to his successor, Democrat Joe Biden.

"We believe that the risks of allowing the president to continue using our service during this period are simply too great. Therefore, we will extend the ban on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely, and for at least the next two weeks, until the peaceful transition of power is complete, "wrote Zuckerberg.

On Wednesday, the president uploaded a video to social media asking pro-Trump protesters who stormed the Capitol to peacefully withdraw.

However, far from condemning his actions, he

praised his followers and continued to publish unsupported theories

about alleged electoral fraud.

Twitter deleted his posts and blocked his account for 12 hours or until he deleted three of his tweets that, according to the company,

violate the

social network's

terms of service

for inciting violence.

On Thursday night, his account was unlocked, as Trump deleted the tweets, and published a video message in which he says that now his "focus is the smooth transition of power" and condemned the acts of violence of the previous day.

[The parallel atmosphere of Trump supporters outside the Capitol: parties, photos and dances ten blocks from the assault on Congress]

For its part, Facebook initially deleted the posts and blocked the president's accounts for 24 hours.

In Zuckerberg's consideration, the posts were possibly intended to

provoke further violence

.

"His decision to use his platform to condemn, rather than condemn the actions of his followers on Capitol Hill, has rightly upset people in the United States and around the world," Zuckerberg said.

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The Facebook CEO acknowledged that, in recent years, they allowed Trump to use the platform although, occasionally, he posted things that violated the terms of service and were deleted.

This was allowed, according to Zuckerberg, because "the public has the right to the widest possible political speech."

However, Zuckerberg added, the social network is now being used to

incite violence and insurrection

against a democratically elected government.

[Confederate flags, terrified lawmakers and even a gallows: the most disturbing images of the assault on the US Capitol by pro-Trump protesters]

The social network Snapchat also blocked Trump's account, and YouTube deleted the video where the president condoned the violence of his followers.

Shopify closes Trump-affiliated virtual stores

The company Shopify, which hosts virtual stores that sell

commodity

of the Trump campaign, as well as the TrumpStore brand, also spoke out condemning the president's actions and words.

“Shopify does not tolerate actions that incite violence.

Based on recent events,

we have determined that the actions of President Donald J. Trump violate our Acceptable Use Policy,

which prohibits the promotion or support of organizations, platforms, or individuals who threaten or tolerate violence to further a cause, "he wrote. a Shopify spokesperson in a statement to TechCrunch.

"As a result, we have canceled the stores affiliated with President Trump."

With information from TechCrunch.