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Twitter Confirms They Will Be Able To Ban Trump Starting January
Daily Caller ^ | 12/15/20 | Andrew Jose

Posted on 12/15/2020 4:43:57 PM PST by Enlightened1

President Trump will lose his current world-leader-status exemptions from Twitter’s policies after Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, exposing him to stricter moderation.

Twitter has confirmed that Trump’s personal account could face restrictions or even a ban if he continues proliferating what the platform considers “conspiracy theories” after becoming a private citizen, The Independent reported. (RELATED: Benjamin Netanyahu Removes Trump From His Twitter Profile Picture)

Twitter applies unique policies to world leaders and various public officials of major importance, leaving rule-infringing content unremoved if the public has a “clear” interest in being able to access such content, according to The Verge.

After noon, January 20, however, Trump will be ineligible for this protection and will have to follow the same guidelines as regular citizens, a Twitter spokesperson told Forbes on Thursday.

The spokesperson—speaking to Forbes on the condition of anonymity—stated that Twitter doesn’t have “special rules” for Trump, and refused to discuss or confirm any internal deliberations about the aftermath of banning Trump after he leaves the White House.

Having nearly 88.6 million followers, Trump ranks among Twitter’s top accounts, just under ex-president Obama, who boasts 125 million followers, the Independent reports.

Taking a jab at the outgoing president’s frequent use of the social media platform, incoming President-Elect Biden has previously written that when he becomes president, people will not have to be concerned about his tweets.

Censoring Trump after the coming inauguration would not be Twitter’s first act in content-restriction. In October, a month before the election, Twitter blocked the New York Post’s account after they refused to delete a tweet linking to a controversial story about Hunter Biden, Fox News reported.

Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was among a group of GOP leaders who described the censorship as ‘election interference,’ according to New York Times.

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KEYWORDS: ban; censorship; deplatformtwitter; dumptrump; internet; january; officialitsacult; potus; presidenttrump; realitysettingin; rinossettingin; traitorssettingin; trollssettingin; trumpfirst; trumptwitter; twitter
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To: Aria

BiBi wants money for Israel, too bad he is about to find out Israel wont be getting a dime anymore, Biden is surrounding himself with anti Israel pricks..money to Israel is officially tapped out, they wont get a penny


61 posted on 12/15/2020 5:37:43 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Enlightened1

I expect that by 1/20/21, Weird Beard will be getting comfy in his Gitmo jail cell and Twitter will no longer exist.


62 posted on 12/15/2020 5:39:56 PM PST by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven )
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To: bantam

According to the comments on the President’s twitter page, it’s mostly dimwitted left-wing Trump haters who follow him.


63 posted on 12/15/2020 5:47:18 PM PST by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: Enlightened1

No problem. Their Twitter activity will nosedive without Trump to bash. He should have left that cesspool a long time ago. All media will take a hit. No one cares about Biden. Millions ofTrump’s people will be busy building a nee party, going Galt and getting our families through the next four years. Cable media will collapse.


64 posted on 12/15/2020 5:47:43 PM PST by jersey117
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To: Enlightened1
This is Twitter, the company that was hovering near bankruptcy before then-candidate Trump saved them.

Advertisers aren't going to spend a lot money on an app that's already in competition with so many similar systems and when users jump to other platforms, Twitter is going to beg President Trump to come back. Twitter will join MySpace, which still exists as a shell of its former self.

President Trump can start his own social media company, Trumpster, and will have at least 80 million followers on day one. Followers could share the truth, share links to Second Amendment supporting sites and companies, and all kinds of things that FakeBook, Twitter, and the like avoid.

65 posted on 12/15/2020 5:54:56 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: Enlightened1

Trump could do his own Twitter clone call it “Trumpet”


66 posted on 12/15/2020 5:55:45 PM PST by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: Aria

No loyalty


67 posted on 12/15/2020 5:56:41 PM PST by newzjunkey (Purdue in GA for the Senate - Vote Giant Meteor in 2020)
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To: Enlightened1

No worries we all cancel Twitter same day. Win win.


68 posted on 12/15/2020 5:59:34 PM PST by VastRWCon (Fake News")
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To: Enlightened1

I confirm that Twitter is for f*ckstains.


69 posted on 12/15/2020 6:05:00 PM PST by guido911
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To: shaven_llama

Jack Dorsey and his *itch lawyer can stick it where the sun don’t shine. Their board should fire him if he pushes Trump to another platform.


70 posted on 12/15/2020 6:07:44 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Enlightened1

“President Trump will lose his current world-leader-status exemptions from Twitter’s policies after Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, exposing him to stricter moderation.”

Huh? Every tweet I see from him comes with Twitter’s “liar” warning and I have to click twice to like it, even though he’s still a “world leader.” So what else are they going to do to him?


71 posted on 12/15/2020 6:11:10 PM PST by livius
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To: Enlightened1

We expected no less from twitter.


72 posted on 12/15/2020 6:11:45 PM PST by HollyB
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To: crz

Like he writes is own tweets. They would all be incoherent, just like my momma’s text messages before passed.


73 posted on 12/15/2020 6:19:20 PM PST by Stayingawayfromthedarkside (Look, is it America that I see again?)
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To: Enlightened1

Parlor, Parlor, Parlor, Parlor, Parlor, Parlor, Parlor,

Nearly every link I see here on FR is to Twitter.


74 posted on 12/15/2020 6:19:29 PM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: Enlightened1

Twuck fitter!


75 posted on 12/15/2020 6:28:57 PM PST by TigersEye (2020 - The year of massive frauds. Impeachment - masks - lockdowns - Biden - elections...)
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To: frogjerk

Parler sucks, and that sucks.


76 posted on 12/15/2020 6:30:15 PM PST by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation. )
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To: jacknhoo

Join Parler and make it better. It will become better if everyone uses it they get more cash and improve it.


77 posted on 12/15/2020 6:35:01 PM PST by frogjerk
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To: Enlightened1

I will wager that NOBODY has ever driven more traffic to Twitter than DJT. How stupid can they be to drive him off their platform?


78 posted on 12/15/2020 6:35:02 PM PST by NJRighty ("It's sick out there and getting sicker" - Bob Grant)
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To: jersey117

WTF is SNL wont have anything to broadcast


79 posted on 12/15/2020 6:35:03 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: Enlightened1; All

Trump doesn’t need Twitter. He can literally start a civil war any time he chooses and Twitter won’t matter.


80 posted on 12/15/2020 6:35:39 PM PST by wiseprince (Me,)
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