Twitter has added a number of restrictions on a video posted by President Donald Trump that called for peace and urged protesters who amassed at the U.S. Capitol to go home. “This claim of election fraud is disputed, and this Tweet can’t be replied to, Retweeted, or liked due to a risk of violence,” the social media platform told its users who tried to engage with the post. But users are still able to “quote tweet”—or share the video by adding text to their post—according to the platform’s restriction. In his video on Wednesday, Trump responded to demonstrations over election results that spilled into the Capitol building as Congress convened to formally count the Electoral College votes. The appearance of the protesters forced both houses of Congress, who were debating on whether to certify states’ electoral results, to halt their sessions. “You have to go home now. We have to have …
Twitter Places Restrictions on Trump Video Urging Protesters to ‘Go Home Now’
January 6, 2021
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