Twitter has blocked users from liking and retweeting President Trump’s Video Message

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Twitter has blocked users from liking, retweeting, or otherwise sharing one of President Donald Trump’s most recent tweets. But, it’s still possible to retweet with comment. Point to be noted that President Trump posted a video in which he called on the rioters storming the US Capitol to Go Home. But, he yet again baselessly claimed that the election he lost in November was fraudulent. The video had 7.7 million views less than half an hour after posting. Twitter has attached the message underneath the video. The social media firm says, “This claim of election fraud is disputed, and this Tweet can’t be replied to, retweeted, or liked due to a risk of violence”. Clicking on the message brings you to a page with the headline.

The headline says, “There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 US presidential election, government officials and election experts confirm”. The Twitter Safety team tweeted out a message about the riot, saying they are working proactively to protect the health of the public conversation. The team calls for Trump’s Twitter account to be removed came as Trump-supporting rioters stormed the US Capitol. It is noteworthy that President Trump encouraged people to be peaceful but he also previously urged people to come to DC to object to the certification of the election results. Twitter has been lenient with world leaders violating their rules, including Trump.

I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021

The company has allowed his account to stay active throughout a presidency during which calls for his account’s removal have come at multiple points. Democrats called on Twitter to remove Trump’s account during the impeachment hearings in 2019 after he tweeted out messages that they interpreted as threatening. The New York Times reported that Twitter also said in 2019 the company would continue to be lenient to world leaders who appeared to violate their policy against violent speech because they believed it to be in the public interest.