Trump's Facebook, Instagram pages restored

by: Fareeha Rehman Posted: Jan 7, 2021 / 08:06 AM PST / Updated: Jan 7, 2021 / 01:48 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Following other social media platforms, streaming service Twitch has suspended President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, citing yesterday’s violence at the U.S. Capitol. The platform also removed the popular PogChamp emote after the person depicted, Ryan Gutierrez, “encouraged further violence” online yesterday, the platform said in a tweet announcing its decision. We’ve made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took place in the Capitol today.— Twitch (@Twitch) January 7, 2021 Facebook banned President Donald Trump indefinitely from its Instagram and Facebook platforms earlier in the day. Mark Zuckerberg confirmed the ban on Thursday morning after already suspending his account the previous day. The Facebook founder and CEO said “We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period [of transition] too great.” Zuckerberg said the decision to ban the president from the social media platforms was made because the context in which he used the platform during and after the riots was fundamentally different from previous…
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