Twitter and Facebook for the first time temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from posting on their sites after his supporters stormed the US Capitol, sparking violence and halting the process to certify Joe Biden as the next US president.
In a rare move, Twitter locked Trump’s account because the company said he violated its rules against interfering in elections or other civic processes. Earlier in the day, Trump posted several tweets that included claims about election fraud. The president also shared the same posts on his Facebook Page, and the social network said Trump will be blocked from posting on the platform for 24 hours.
“We’ve assessed two policy violations against President Trump’s Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose the ability to post on the platform during that time,” Facebook said in a tweet. Facebook, which owns Instagram, is also blocking Trump from posting on the photo service for 24 hours.
