Twitter Sanctions Trump Following Deadly Riot at U.S. Capitol
The president’s preferred social media outlet, Twitter, took action to block his posts following a deadly invasion of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump supporters Jan. 6.
by Sam Dean, Johana Bhuiyan and Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times
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January 7, 2021
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(TNS) — The violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday took shape on social media.
Before they crossed police barricades, battered down doors and forced lawmakers to evacuate the House and Senate chambers in the midst of a vote to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, and before they attended an earlier rally led by President Donald Trump that falsely undermined the legitimacy of the election results, the men and women who wrought chaos in the U.S. capital planned for Wednesday’s event on websites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Parler.