Trump to Regain Ability to Tweet, but Facebook Ban to Continue -- 2nd Update
07 Enero 2021 - 11:25AM
Noticias Dow Jones
By Sarah E. Needleman
President Trump will regain the ability to use his personal
Twitter account on Thursday, but will continue to be restricted
from posting on his Facebook or Instagram accounts through at least
the end of his term, following the pro-Trump mob that stormed the
U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook
post Thursday that the ban on Mr. Trump from making new posts would
last at least two weeks and remain in place indefinitely
thereafter. Facebook on Wednesday removed posts from Mr. Trump that
claimed the election was stolen and expressed support for the
protesters on Capitol Hill, saying they should "remember this day"
going forward. The ban was initially due to last 24 hours.
"His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn
the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly
disturbed people in the US and around the world," Mr. Zuckerberg
said in the post.
Facebook's announcement comes as social-media companies have
been facing increased pressure from some lawmakers and users to
take a tougher stance on Mr. Trump, calling for longer account
suspension or a permanent ban. On Wednesday, Facebook, Twitter Inc.
and Alphabet Inc. were among the companies that placed restrictions
on posts after protests about the election outcome resulted in
pro-Trump rioters invading the Capitol building, clashing with
police and threatening lawmakers.
Twitter said Mr. Trump would regain the ability to use his
personal account Thursday because he deleted three tweets that
violated its policies. Twitter previously blocked the tweets from
public viewing, saying they represented "repeated and severe
violations" of its civic integrity policy.
Mr. Trump's last viewable tweet was posted around 4 p.m. ET in
which he asked the people who came to protest at the Capitol to
"remain peaceful."
Twitter also warned that it could enact a permanent suspension
of Mr. Trump's account if he commits further violations.
Danielle Citron, a professor at the University of Virginia Law
School and longtime member of Twitter's Trust and Safety board, has
previously argued in favor of suspending Mr. Trump's account,
citing harm to public health and U.S. democracy. On Wednesday, she
said in an op-ed published by the news outlet Slate that Mr. Trump
"needs a serious timeout, perhaps a permanent one."
Write to Sarah E. Needleman at sarah.needleman@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 07, 2021 12:10 ET (17:10 GMT)
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