Trump blocked from posting on Facebook for 24 hours

by: Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Jan 6, 2021 / 09:41 PM EST / Updated: Jan 6, 2021 / 09:41 PM EST President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue, at Dalton Regional Airport, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Dalton, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (NEXSTAR) – Facebook said Wednesday that it had blocked President Trump’s account and he will be unable to post on the platform for 24 hours. The tech company said it came to the decision after assessing two policy violations against Trump’s page. Earlier in the day, Facebook said in a statement it was “appalled by the violence at the Capitol today,” and that it would be “treating these events as an emergency.” In addition to temporarily blocking Trump’s account, Facebook said it had removed a video of the president speaking that was posted Wednesday, as well as a subsequent post about the election results. “We made the decision that on balance these posts contribute to, rather than diminish, the risk of ongoing violence,” the company said. The platform is also “searching for and removing” content that praises the storming of the Capitol,  » Read More