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Twitter suspends Trump from tweeting for 12 hours over violations

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Twitter suspends Trump from tweeting for 12 hours over violations

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump departs on travel to West Point, New York from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Cheriss May/File Photo

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Twitter says it required the removal of Trump's tweets 'as a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, DC'

Twitter said on Wednesday, January 6, it had temporarily locked the account of US President Donald Trump for 12 hours over “repeated and severe violations” of the social media platform’s civic integrity rules and threatened permanent suspension.

Twitter said it required the removal of Trump’s tweets “as a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, DC,” after pro-Trump protesters stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to force Congress to overturn the election result.

It said if the tweets, in which the president pushed baseless claims about the election, were not removed then the account would remain locked, meaning the president would be unable to tweet from @realDonaldTrump.

Twitter also said in a tweet that future violations of its rules, including its civic integrity or violent threats policy would result in the account’s permanent suspension. – Rappler.com

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