President Donald Trump is permanently suspended from Twitter.
Twitter announced the suspension on Friday evening, citing the “risk of further incitement of violence.”
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In a statement, Twitter officials said they closely reviewed not just the context of Trump’s tweets but “the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter.”
After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.https://t.co/CBpE1I6j8Y
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 8, 2021