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January 7, 2021

Twitter and Facebook Temporarily Lock Trump's Accounts After Assault on Capitol
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Twitter locked President Trump's account for 12 hours Wednesday and
deleted three of his tweets, after he incited violence at the Capitol.
Twitter cited Trump's "repeated and severe violations" of its policies.
Facebook followed suit later Wednesday, blocking Trump from posting for
24 hours on its main platform and on Instagram. Buzz Feed News reports
that earlier on Wednesday, Facebook managers silenced comments on an
internal message board where employees discussed removing Trump from the
social media site.


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