Twitter, FB freeze Trump accounts
Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Snap Inc temporarily locked the accounts of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the US presidential election amid riots in the capital.
Trump said in a tweet on Wednesday, later taken down by Twitter, that the storming of the building was a natural response. He also blamed Vice President Mike Pence for lacking "courage" to pursue the claims of election fraud.
Twitter locked Trump's account until 12 hours after he posted those tweets and a video in which he alleged the presidential election was fraudulent and urged protesters to go home. If the tweets are not deleted, the account will remain locked.
Facebook and YouTube, owned by Alphabet's Google, likewise removed the video. Facebook later said it would block Trump's page from posting for 24 hours, with vice president of integrity Guy Rosen tweeting the video "contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence."
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