Facebook has blocked President Donald Trump "indefinitely," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Thursday.
Twitter bans Trump
Twitter suspended President Donald Trump's personal account permanently on Friday, a day after Facebook banned him indefinitely, in the wake of pro-Trump rioters storming the US Capitol. Here is how it unfolded, why the bans don't breach the First Amendment, and what could happen to Section 230 now the Democrats have both Houses.
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Facebook blocked Trump 'indefinitely' on Thursday
Twitter PERMANENTLY suspended Trump's personal account Friday
In a blog post, Twitter said its decision to suspend President Donald Trump's personal account, @realDonaldTrump, was due to the fact he was "likely to inspire" more violence like that seen at the US Capitol.
Trump then tried to tweet from @POTUS
Shortly after Twitter's suspension, Trump tweeted from the official @POTUS Twitter account. Twitter almost immediately deleted the tweets, in which Trump railed against the tech company, Democrats, and Section 230.
Banning Trump doesn't breach the First Amendment
"The First Amendment is a constraint on the power of government," Daphne Keller, an internet law expert at Stanford University, told Business Insider. "It doesn't apply to Twitter."
Here's why Twitter and Facebook are on solid legal ground when it comes to banning Trump, his allies, or any other users.
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Read what could happen to Section 230 now the Democrats have both Houses, and why some experts say Facebook and Twitter were "indirectly involved" in the US Capitol siege.