The Trump administration told Facebook and Twitter to remove posts that call for tearing down statue

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As protests against police brutality and racism stretch into their fourth week across the US, the Trump administration is pressuring tech companies to take action against posts that encourage the toppling of statues, describing them as "criminal activity."

Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf sent letters to companies including Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Snapchat Friday. They claim that social media sites have enabled "burglary, arson, aggravated assault, rioting, looting, and defacing public property," according to copies of the letters obtained by Business Insider.

It is up to you to decide how to handle content on your platforms. I hope you will do your
part in countering the misuse of your platforms to promote, incite, and coordinate criminal activity
that threatens the security of all Americans," Wolf wrote in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Protesters have torn down or vandalized dozens of statues across the US in the past month. The majority of them were monuments to Confederate soldiers, which protesters see as a glorification of slavery.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-reportedly-told-facebook-190512875.html

[C_U_L8R]

1. They've got bigger problems than whiny old trump

With every major advertiser leaving their platforms. Seem social media's laissez-fair approach to right wing fanaticism is bad for business. It's about time they cleaned up their own yards.

[FreeState]

2. How does removing a statue threaten all Americans security?

How does removing a statue threaten all Americans security? Really?!?!

[Iliyah]

3. It does not . . .

But an un-checked rapid Pandemic does coupled with a failing economy.

This again proves that t-rump, administration, cabinet and republicans in congress don't give a shit about the USA nor her people.

[HipChick]

4. Never mind the Covid-19 running around threatening all Americans lives..

[abqtommy]

5. tRUMP knows that the anger directed to tearing down statues is really anger directed at HIM.

And when the statues are all down the protesters will be coming for HIM. Of course he wants to avoid that but at this point everything is moving on its own. tRUMP should resign now and avoid the rush to
the airport for that flight to Russia and Vlad's loving arms...