{"id":46945,"date":"2022-07-30T21:09:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=46945"},"modified":"2022-08-16T10:14:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T10:14:26","slug":"why-twitter-banned-trumps-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-twitter-banned-trumps-account","title":{"rendered":"Why Twitter Banned Trump&#8217;s Account?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a203af4bc3fc\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a203af4bc3fc\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a203af4bc3fc\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-twitter-banned-trumps-account\/#Why_Twitter_Banned_Trumps_Account\" title=\"Why Twitter Banned Trump&#8217;s Account?\">Why Twitter Banned Trump&#8217;s Account?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-twitter-banned-trumps-account\/#Twitters_decision_to_permanently_block_trumps_account\" title=\"Twitter&#8217;s decision to permanently block trump&#8217;s account\">Twitter&#8217;s decision to permanently block trump&#8217;s account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-twitter-banned-trumps-account\/#Mark_Zuckerbergs_relationship_with_Indian_Prime_Minister_Narendra_Modi\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\">Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-twitter-banned-trumps-account\/#The_impact_on_trumps_followers\" title=\"The impact on trump&#8217;s followers\">The impact on trump&#8217;s followers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-twitter-banned-trumps-account\/#The_companys_broader_policy_on_content_moderation\" title=\"The company&#8217;s broader policy on content moderation\">The company&#8217;s broader policy on content moderation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Twitter_Banned_Trumps_Account\"><\/span>Why Twitter Banned Trump&#8217;s Account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"height: 303px; margin: 0px 10px; max-height: 259px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/cDOWckk.jpg\" alt=\"why twitter banned trump\" width=\"538\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The decision to permanently block trump&#8217;s account has a number of ramifications. This article will explore why Twitter banned trump&#8217;s account, Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the company&#8217;s broader policy on content moderation. In the end, it&#8217;s not clear what Twitter&#8217;s decision means for trump&#8217;s followers. But we do know that he has not been able to post on the platform since.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitters_decision_to_permanently_block_trumps_account\"><\/span>Twitter&#8217;s decision to permanently block trump&#8217;s account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Twitter has permanently blocked Donald Trump&#8217;s account, warning it would do so again if he violated its terms of service. The suspension comes two days after a mob of Trump supporters tore through the US Capitol and killed five people. Trump has defended his tweets, stating that the Capitol riots were the result of &#8220;extremely low-level political violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The tweets in question were sent to Twitter by supporters of President Trump, who then took it to their personal accounts. After they were published, Twitter blocked the account and locked both messages. In response, Twitter suspended the account for 12 hours. Only two tweets from Trump were sent during the suspension. One was about praising the voters, while the other was a statement about his decision not to attend Biden&#8217;s inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>Some members of the Republican Party criticized Twitter&#8217;s decision to block Trump&#8217;s account, questioning why it didn&#8217;t act similarly when it was discovered that Iran&#8217;s leader had the same problem. But in the case of Iran, the Twitter spokesperson stated that he was not allowed to use his other accounts, and the company would continue to remove tweets from his personal account. And since he is not allowed to use other accounts, he can&#8217;t avoid the suspension, even if he tries to tweet from them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mark_Zuckerbergs_relationship_with_Indian_Prime_Minister_Narendra_Modi\"><\/span>Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited Silicon Valley to meet with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The two leaders hugged and embraced on stage, highlighting the closeness of their relationship. While meeting in California, Modi cried as he spoke about the sacrifices his mother made, cementing the friendship between the two. Zuckerberg is also a strong supporter of India&#8217;s young, tech-savvy population. He has even invited the Indian Prime Minister to attend a town hall meeting in Menlo Park.<\/p>\n<p>The two men also met virtually in a Facebook event, which some critics saw as a violation of Facebook&#8217;s hate speech policies. Facebook also claims that it did not police the BJP&#8217;s posts because it does not want to pick a fight with the government that controls its largest market. Facebook&#8217;s structure makes this situation worse, with its executives tasked with maintaining a cordial relationship with the government and making decisions about how to punish politicians for hate speech.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_impact_on_trumps_followers\"><\/span>The impact on trump&#8217;s followers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As the election of the 45th president of the United States approaches, it is difficult to discern how the new administration will affect the country&#8217;s polarized political landscape. One key question is what will happen to Trump&#8217;s followers in the aftermath of his victory? Here is a breakdown of how the election could impact the Trump base. A key element in assessing the impact of Trump on his supporters is whether he can sustain his recent victories.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_companys_broader_policy_on_content_moderation\"><\/span>The company&#8217;s broader policy on content moderation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Following the presidential election, social media company Twitter has gradually increased its content moderation apparatus. Although the company did not mention any voter fraud rules, its actions are consistent with its terms of service, which prohibit the posting of misleading or inflammatory content. Twitter has also been boosting its content moderation policy despite the fact that Trump remains the company&#8217;s most controversial user. The president cited two posts from last year that were linked to his lies. The decision has prompted some questions about Twitter&#8217;s broader policy on content moderation.<\/p>\n<p>However, some critics say that Trump&#8217;s Executive Order has the potential to backfire. While the Executive Order does not directly ban Twitter, it does imply that the platform is attempting to censor the content of users. Moreover, the Executive Order specifies conditions for a &#8216;good faith&#8217; action by a platform. It would also seem a bit ironic if the Executive Order were to succeed &#8211; especially since it is likely to be challenged.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"margin: 0px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xIqYT3jB26c\" width=\"521\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Twitter Banned Trump&#8217;s Account? 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