Friday, September 20

Facebook blocks Trump's account until his term ends

Facebook bloquea cuenta de Trump hasta que termine su mandato

Twitter temporarily blocked the president’s account.

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Facebook will block the account of the president Donald Trump until his term ends.

He was the founder of the social network, Mark Zuckerberg , who announced the decision, considering that it was too great a risk to let the president use the platform.

“We believe that the risks of allowing the president to continue using our service during this period are simply too great,” stated.

This after his incitement to followers that ended up unleashing the violent invasion of the United States Capitol.

“His The decision to use its platform to condemn rather than condemn the actions of its followers in the Capitol building has rightly disturbed citizens in the United States and around the world, ”wrote the CEO of Facebo on Thursday. ok.

Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday also temporarily blocked President Trump’s accounts.

The first blockade announced by Facebook was 24 hours, but now it will be for several weeks and, possibly, it will be permanent.