Twitter said that future violations by Mr. Trump would result in a permanent suspension.
In an unprecedented step, Facebook and Twitter suspended U.S. President Donald Trump from posting to their platforms Wednesday following the storming of the Capitol by his supporters.
Twitter locked Mr. Trump out of his account for 12 hours and said that future violations by Mr. Trump could result in a permanent suspension. The company required the removal of three of Mr. Trump’s tweets, including a short video in which he urged those supporters to “go home” while also repeating falsehoods about the integrity of the presidential election. Mr. Trump’s account deleted those posts; had they remained, Twitter had threatened to extend his suspension.
Facebook followed up in the evening, announcing that Mr. Trump wouldn’t be able to post for 24 hours following two violations of its policies.
While some cheered the platforms’ actions, experts noted that the companies’ actions follow years of…
