Twitter Confirms Trump Could Be Banned After Inauguration Day For Repeated Violations

[Faygo Kid]

Source: Forbes

Warning labels and fact checks have not stopped President Trump from continuing to spread conspiracy theories and use violent rhetoric on Twitter, but after Inauguration Day, those kinds of tweets could land the outgoing president in hot water, and eventually cause him to be banned by the platform, a Twitter spokesperson told Forbes Thursday. . .



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[exboyfil]

1. So how do these Tweets get archived

Apparently they are official administrative records. Are the responses also considered official records? Are retweets?

What happens in a ban. Does the account and its history disappear?

[DonaldsRump]

2. Why wait until Inauguration Day? The tweets cause more damage when he's President.

[RealityCheque]

3. You...

Took the words right out of mouth.

[Amaryllis]

28. Ditto for my mouth.

[calimary]

40. Welcome to DU, RealityCheque!

Actually, I like the idea. YES his tweets cause more damage when he's still in office because he'll still have all that official power.

But AFTERWARDS?

I think we all need this restriction clamped down on him. Because while he won't be in office anymore, he can still use that Twitter megaphone to keep his voice blaring loudly in public, allowing him to continue being disruptive, encouraging the country to remain divided, encouraging the malcontent/tea bagger/trumper contingent, and presenting an ongoing threat to national security.

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see his Twitter account TAKEN DOWN!!! Officially! As of January 20th, at noon, when Biden puts one hand on the Bible and another up in the air, to swear the Presidential Oath of Office! It's a short oath, too, so it will only take a few moments. And then it'll be straight-ahead President Biden, and donald in the past tense. He'll fight that part, bigtime. He'll do everything and anything to stay in the headlines and grab the cameras and microphones. ANYTHING! But it just won't be quite the same thing as being President, and likely won't work out the same way.

[RealityCheque]

41. Thank you!

[RealityCheque]

42. Interesting point...

You raise about the impact of Frump post inauguration.

It is sinister that he is causing such a ruckus now Smokey for his financial gain. I’m not sure I can wrap myself around the mindset of the Trumpanzies who are donating to him right now. Looking at the demographics, heck, even without data, just pan the attendees at the rally in Georgia last night. Enough said.

I would offer that it might be difficult to Tweet from whatever cell block he ends up in.

[lisa58]

5. So true

[Loki Liesmith]

6. Heads of state have official exemption from this rule

Due to newsworthiness of the statements they make.

[DonaldsRump]

7. Wow, I didn't know that. Thanks for this!

[Generic Brad]

21. Then they should change the rules

It's their platform for God's sake. They can manage it however they want and set their own rules. They do not have to put up with this.

[Rebl2]

24. My goodness!

How in the world did they do it before social media!? News release maybe?

[Cha]

34. I figured!

[calimary]

39. But after noon on January 20th, donald WON'T be a head of state anymore.

So I'd say that means he won't be covered by this at that point and going forward.

He WON'T be the so-called pResident anymore, as of that miraculous and long-yearned-for moment.

[birdographer]

19. My first thought as well.

Twitter has always been pro-trump, so it makes sense.

[Rebl2]

29. So has

Facebook or should I say Zuckerberg.

[birdographer]

38. Definitely

They seem quite chummy.

[Rebl2]

23. Exactly!

[lisa58]

4. Yay!!!!

[underpants]

8. Did you see what Trump just Parlererered?

Doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue.

[FakeNoose]

9. Oh boy! Be still, my foolish heart

[Miguelito Loveless]

10. His donaldjtrump

Account should have been banned flat out, even if he is the president. He should have been required to post under @potus account, preventing GOP from "deniability" excuse.

[Talitha]

11. "POTUS" should be the recognized official account, shouldn't it?

The one he uses now isn't 'official' and IMO should never have been allowed as a mouthpiece for BunkerBoy.

[flibbitygiblets]

27. Agreed 100%! Especially because he blocks people. If it's the official communication,

then he doesn't get to block people he doesn't like. And it ISN'T the official communication!

Also, I am betting Twitter is full of shit on this. They're not going to kill their cash cow. And it doesn't matter anyway, because if they keep putting warning labels on his tweet-lies, he'll just move his vile business over to one of the friendlier forums.

[sakabatou]

12. Huzzuh!

[CoryTrevor]

13. why are we pretending there is anything 'official' about twitter?

The constitution is silent on the matter of the 'presidential twitter account'.

twitter could have eliminated this daily poison pill long ago, and chose not to.

All twitter users are complicit.

[leftieNanner]

17. I guess because Trump says it's official

It's certainly how he fires people.

I agree with you that Twitter should have shut him down. This "Heads of State" exemption is BS.

Welcome to DU, by the way.

[TeamPooka]

22. The Constitution doesn't say anything about Air Force One either!!!!!!!!

[PSPS]

14. Yeah, sure. I'll believe it when I see it. They make big dollars/ruples off his spew.

[Cryptoad]

15. Some kinda un written MagaW rule that

says u can't ban a sitting Prez?

[FloridaBlues]

16. Without Twitter he is nothing ESP out of office.

[leftieNanner]

18. I look forward to the day when he picks up his phone

to fire off some BS tweet, and his account is gone!!

Now THAT would be a tantrum to beat all, wouldn't it?

[Maven]

20. Yeah, we'll see

They've profited more than anyone from this trainwreck. I'll eat my words if they actually ban him but I doubt it will happen.

[Initech]

25. I'd love to see them try!

He can go fellate his ego on Parler where only the MAGAs will give a shit.

[truthisfreedom]

26. Countdown to Ecstasy

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

30. That's some real brave shit right there. What's next? Taking a stand

against child abuse sometime in the next 5 years?

[Dakota Flint]

31. Why now?

He should have been banned after his first Twitter.

[dalton99a]

32. Trump will be a major Republican presidential candidate in January, and therefore newsworthy

Twitter will not ban him.

[Cha]

33. That's Excellent NEWS!! TY!!

[apnu]

35. Don't worry Donnie Small Hands, there's always Parler. (nt)

[NurseJackie]

36. Does "2024-Candidate-Trump" re-qualify for special treatment?

Is this his back-door?

[Delmette2.0]

37. Here I fixed it.

Twitter Confirms Trump WILL Be Banned AT 11:59 JANUARY 20, 2021 For Repeated Violations


Really "could" be banned "after the Inauguration"? Grow up guys, no one is above the law or your rules!