Discussion

• @twittersafety @twittersafety on x

  Future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account.

• @twittersafety @twittersafety on x

  This means that the account of @realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked.

• @andrewrsorkin Andrew Ross Sorkin on x

  So Trump has access to the nuclear codes but he can't Tweet or post to Facebook.

• @keitholbermann Keith Olbermann on x

  DELETE HIS ACCOUNT. HE IS A TERRORIST. https://twitter.com/...

• @davidcollict David Collict on x

  Social media companies have been complicit in allowing him a platform for too long. This did not happen overnight. It came from years of unchecked inflammatory behaviour https://twitter.com/...

• @sen_joemanchin Senator Joe Manchin on x

  12 hours is not sufficient. He is a danger to our democracy and should be banned from @twitter for the next 14 days. Cc: @jack https://twitter.com/...

• @shannonrwatts Shannon Watts on x

  Twitter thinks the President is too deranged to tweet. Most Republican leaders think he should have four more years of access to nuclear codes. https://twitter.com/...

• @hierprivat Stefan Ottlitz on x

  “'For four years you've rationalized this terror.' ... Twitter, Facebook and others had long resisted cracking down on Mr. Trump's posts and other toxic content. ... ‘This is a demonstration of the very real-world impact of echo chambers.’” https://twitter.com/...

• @juliancastro Julin Castro on x

  Apparently inciting domestic terrorism gets you a 12-hour timeout from @Twitter. Shut @realDonaldTrump down! https://twitter.com/...

• @cookcountyasa @cookcountyasa on x

  It only took 4 years of lies and an attempted coup d'état but I guess better late than never? https://twitter.com/...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  Good to know that the line gets drawn at “doing a coup” https://twitter.com/...

• @yashar Yashar Ali on x

  I can't imagine that the president won't violate these rules again which means say goodbye to Trump's Twitter account. https://twitter.com/...

• @bethbourdon Beth on x

  https://twitter.com/...

• @wongmjane Jane Manchun Wong on x

  I recommend Twitter to archive Trump's Twitter account instead of outright suspending I'm sure his tweets will be useful in courts in the future https://twitter.com/...

• @dickc Dick Costolo on x

  Everybody will have lots of definitive thoughts about twitter's actions tonight. These are difficult decisions; with multiple POVs that are never black and white, all shifting in real-time, with millions of users sure to hate whatever you decide. Kudos to the team's courage

• @preetbharara Preet Bharara on x

  Twitter begins 25th amendment proceedings https://twitter.com/...

• @sarahfrier Sarah Frier on x

  Trump's Snapchat account is also locked, Snapchat tells me. (He was already blocked last year from his content appearing on Discover. Now he can't post at all.)

• @_alexhirsch Alex Hirsch on x

  Woah weird it's like they could have done this all along but they just didn't because they wanted the clicks 🤷‍♂️ https://twitter.com/...

• @timcast Tim Pool on x

  They are using a flame thrower on a fire and telling you they are trying to put it out https://twitter.com/...

• @lozzafox Laurence Fox on x

  If you were ever in any doubt about who is really in charge. After this dreadful time has passed, big tech must be held to account for the part they have played in this dark time for democracy. Also, what is civic integrity? And who decides how integral the civility is? https://t…

• @realdonaldtrump Donald J. Trump on x

  https://twitter.com/...

• @sacca @sacca on x

  You've got blood on your hands, @jack and Zuck. For four years you've rationalized this terror. Inciting violent treason is not a free speech exercise. If you work at those companies, it's on you too. Shut it down.

• @twittersafety @twittersafety on x

  In regard to the ongoing situation in Washington, D.C., we are working proactively to protect the health of the public conversation occurring on the service and will take action on any content that violates the Twitter Rules.

• @realdonaldtrump Donald J. Trump on x

  I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order - respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!

• @alexstamos Alex Stamos on x

  There have been good arguments for private companies to not silence elected officials, but all those arguments are predicated on the protection of constitutional governance. Twitter and Facebook have to cut him off. There are no legitimate equities left and labeling won't do it. …

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  Breaking: Facebook has removed Trump's video from the platform

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  As protestors stormed the Capitol, Facebook employees took to their internal workplace message board to express their fears and ask that Trump be removed from the platform. In response, management shut down threads and prevented them from commenting. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/…

• @karaswisher Kara Swisher on x

  Let me say in no uncertain terms @jack @vijaya @kayvz: If you do not suspend Donald Trump's Twitter account for the next day at least, this mob attack on Congress is also on you. Sorry, but he has incited violence for days, using your tools in large part and you need to act now.

• @elijahschaffer Elijah Schaffer on x

  BREAKING: revolution in process as Trump supporters break into the Capitol building, attacking police, breaking windows, and knocking down doors Full anarchy at this “mostly peaceful” demonstration DC The people have pushed through & are storming to main chambers https://twitter.…

• @moonalice Roger McNamee on x

  Internet platforms — FB, Instagram, Google, YouTube, Twitter, etc. — enabled this. They amplified hate speech, disinformation, and conspiracy theories because it was profitable. They are accessories to the felonies we are seeing on our TVs ... and many others.

• @twittersafety @twittersafety on x

  We are also exploring other escalated enforcement actions and will keep the public updated with any significant developments.

• @vanessid El Norte Recuerda on x

  Reminder fo what capitol “security” in full military-grade riot gear looked like for Black Lives Matter protests this summer. https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_koebler Jason Koebler on x

  this has just gotten much worse https://twitter.com/...

• @jnalv @jnalv on x

  https://twitter.com/...

• @oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x

  As QAnon people descend upon DC, it's been a full month since Q last posted. Q followers have moved onto 8kun administrator Ron Watkins for guidance and “drops,” and he may have been Q all along. Watkins has spent the morning saying the Georgia runoff was rigged by the Italians.

• @sachabaroncohen Sacha Baron Cohen on x

  Hey Mark Zuckerberg, @jack, @SusanWojcicki and @sundarpichai — Donald Trump just incited a violent attack on American democracy. Is that FINALLY enough for you to act?! It's time to ban Donald Trump from your platforms once and for all! https://twitter.com/...

• @levie Aaron Levie on x

  We need to find a way to end the conspiracy theories. The rapid spread of misinformation. The dangerous leaders that got us here and stoke the flames. And the dysfunction in the government. It's the only way forward.

• @willsommer Will Sommer on x

  Notorious Arizona QAnon promoter “Q Shaman” made it to the congressional dais. https://twitter.com/...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  I am angry, frustrated, and honestly just sad. So I wrote something. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  It took more than four hours for Mark Zuckerberg to say anything to employees. Well before that, the company had orchestrated a statement for sales people to give to worried advertisers. Workers are furious. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @tedcruz Ted Cruz on x

  Those storming the Capitol need to stop NOW. The Constitution protects peaceful protest, but violence—from Left or Right— is ALWAYS wrong. And those engaged in violence are hurting the cause they say they support.

• @abcholmes Alex Holmes on x

  @karaswisher @jack @vijaya @kayvz As member of Twitter's Global Trust and Safety Council agree with this, and it has been raised in past with senior team from many members!

• @davidbegnaud David Begnaud on x

  Twitter confirms to CBS News that it has blocked followers of President Trump from commenting on his most recent post and blocked the ability to retweet his post or like the post. There is the option to quote it and comment on it. https://twitter.com/...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  Zuckerberg and Facebook won't be able to stem employee sentiment on this one. There is a company-wide Q&A tomorrow. I'll be monitoring. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  Currently on the platforms. Twitter has labelled. Facebook has not. But let's be real, these labels are not adequate. https://twitter.com/...

• @zachstafford Zach Stafford on x

  now THIS is a headline https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @sheeraf Sheera Frenkel on x

  Honestly, going to scream if one more cable pundit says they could not see this coming. PHONE LITERALLY ANY REPORTER COVERING QANON/FAR RIGHT MOVEMENTS.

• @scottygb Scott Bryan on x

  this Twitter disclaimer under Trump's video https://twitter.com/...

• @monicalewinsky Monica Lewinsky on x

  @karaswisher @jack @vijaya @kayvz agree.

• @mmasnick Mike Masnick on x

  Couple days ago Hawley ran to Twitter to whine about a peaceful protest outside of his home with about 15 people, claiming they were antifa terrorists vandalizing his house (none of that was true). Today: silence as the people HE supported literally stormed the Capitol. https://t…

• @oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x

  The man at the center here is a notorious QAnon supporter, constantly goes to Trump rallies with a Q flag. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @karaswisher Kara Swisher on x

  In addition, @Facebook also needs to act now to calm the situation, which means you @finkd and @sherylsandberg and most of all Joel Kaplan.

• @yamiche Yamiche Alcindor on x

  President Trump continuing to take to Twitter to urge calm amid the chaos created by his disinformation and as news breaks that someone was shot in the chest (!) inside the Capitol. https://twitter.com/...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  If you want too know how we got here, it's because of folks like this. This individual has met with and expressed his ideas to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Now we have this. https://twitter.com/...

• @ddale8 Daniel Dale on x

  Trump has tweeted a video in which he lies that the “election was stolen from us” and lies that he won in “a landslide,” then tells the mob “but you have to go home now,” then calls the election “fraudulent,” then says we need “peace,” then calls the mob “very special.”

• @alexeheath Alex Heath on x

  Statement from Facebook: “The violent protests in the Capitol today are a disgrace. We prohibit incitement and calls for violence on our platform. We are actively reviewing and removing any content that breaks these rules.”

• @matthewstoller Matt Stoller on x

  Media and tech reform is critical to stopping this downward spiral. Tens of millions are living in a world of lies because of the business model of Fox News (and most cable news) and big tech. We need more localized press. https://twitter.com/...

• @ali @ali on x

  Antifa Agitation!

• @jason_koebler Jason Koebler on x

  I've been watching this stream for two hours https://twitter.com/...

• @vote4robgill Rob Gill on x

  .@Twitter, @Facebook, @jack & Mark Zuckerberg are responsible for what has happened today. Facebook allows these terrorists to recruit and plan violent attacks on democracy under private groups. Twitter allows @realDonaldTrump to spread messages of hate to millions. #DC #MAGA htt…

• @acosta Jim Acosta on x

  Too late for this. Trump needs to tell them to go home. He's not. https://twitter.com/...

• @broderick Ryan Broderick on x

  I had reps from Twitter tell me that the president advocating for a civil war didn't violate their TOS. This year! I don't care what fun widgets they put on his tweets. Their products made this completely frictionless. Just disgusting and embarrassing.

• @mat Mat Honan on x

  This was a foreseeable situation that was years in the making. Executives at both companies should take a hard look in the mirror. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... via @RMac18

• @markdistef Mark Di Stefano on x

  Seconds after being played on CNN, Twitter locks off Trump's message to supporters from being retweeted due to a risk of violence. https://twitter.com/...

• @katestarbird Kate Starbird on x

  What's happening today is surreal. And horrifying. And yet, for researchers studying these online networks and the participatory dynamics of disinformation, there's this strange comfort — everyone else can finally see what we've been seeing... for years.

• @piersmorgan Piers Morgan on x

  Too f*cking late. A woman's been shot in this carnage and it's all on you. This is not reality TV, this is real life. Get on TV now, admit you lost the election, & call off this insanity. And then get out of the White House. https://twitter.com/...

• @juddlegum Judd Legum on x

  Odd behavior for the self-appointed champions of free speech https://twitter.com/...

• @juliacarriew Julia Carrie Wong on x

  political media spent 4 years talking to republican operatives pretending to be working class white people in diners and ignoring the extremist movement that was right under everyone's noses, literally on Facebook, available for all to see. this is qanon. this is what qanon means

• @noupside Renee DiResta on x

  For anyone still wondering whether propaganda and misinformation have an impact. Whether online conspiracy theories matter. If QAnon and related communities were “just some people online”. https://twitter.com/...

• @reckless Nilay Patel on x

  The social platforms are in an impossible situation right now. Here's how they're handling it https://www.theverge.com/...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  Facebook now has a label. But what's the point? We're 30 mins into rioters storming the US Capitol. https://twitter.com/...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  One hour ago: “Remain peaceful and rowdy.” https://twitter.com/...

• @tonyromm Tony Romm on x

  About 10 mins after Trump's latest incendiary tweet — as his supporters stormed the Capitol, forcing a lockdown — Twitter added a “disputed” label to it. I've asked the company if it plans any other action, including suspension, given the dire situation. No word.

• @svantemyrick Mayor Svante Myrick on x

  Terrorism and political violence caused by Donald Trump, Fox News, facebook, Republican lawmakers. Name who caused this and hold them accountable - or it will happen again. https://twitter.com/...

• @broderick Ryan Broderick on x

  There are a lot of factors that led to what's happening today, but let's be clear: Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for years chose profit over our safety and our sanity. The terror and the violence we are seeing right now is because of their absolute cowardice and greed.

• @broderick Ryan Broderick on x

  Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube decimated our journalism industry. They radicalized our friends and family. They gave authoritarians and fascists unlimited access to our attention spans. This is one of Twitter's earliest investors saying Jack Dorsey has blood on his hands. https:/…

• @seungminkim Seung Min Kim on x

  In a video that amplifies all of his baseless lies about the election. Shameful that the White House let this go out. https://twitter.com/...

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  Not everyone storming the Capitol is QAnon, but make no mistake: this wouldn't have happened without QAnon, the politicians and partisan media figures who cynically embraced it, and the platforms that amplified it for years.

• @inafried Ina Fried on x

  https://twitter.com/...

• @sarahnemerson Sarah Emerson on x

  Taken with a grain of salt that labels and prompts do not demonstrably curb abuse, here's Facebook displaying non-related Covid notices in all the Stop the Steal pages where Trump supporters coordinated their assault on the Capitol today https://twitter.com/...

• @kayleighmcenany Kayleigh McEnany on x

  President @realDonaldTrump calls for Capitol protestors to go home in peace. ⬇️ https://twitter.com/...

• @monteiro @monteiro on x

  Members of @twitter's Trust & Safety Council asking @jack to deactivate Trump's account. Why have a Trust & Safety council if you are going to ignore them? https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... via @RMac18

• @senschumer Chuck Schumer on x

  It's a little late for that. Don't you think? https://twitter.com/...

• @karaswisher Kara Swisher on x

  This is about public safety and the safety of those trapped in Congress now. He has no part in calming down the mob he incited — this will be up to the police and the National Guard.

• @danpfeiffer Dan Pfeiffer on x

  This is the America that Fox News, Facebook, and most Republicans in Congress have brought us

• @triketora Tracy Chou on x

  HOW IS HE STILL FUCKING TWEETING @twitter do you think NOW might be a good time to turn off his megaphone for inciting violence? protestors have literally stormed the capitol. what more do you need?? https://twitter.com/...

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  Between the QAnon people who expected Trump to start announcing mass arrests today and the militia types who have been hyping this up for weeks, there's a chance this turns really ugly. https://twitter.com/...

• @sarahfrier Sarah Frier on x

  Facebook says it will now remove all photos and videos posted from the protest because at this point they are promoting criminal activity https://about.fb.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @thecolinjay Colin Eckardt on x

  speech that presents “clear and present danger” or “imminent lawless action” is not protected under the 1st amendment. via (schenck v. united states / brandenburg v. ohio) so technically no, the first amendment is not under attack. https://twitter.com/...

• @axellycan @axellycan on x

  Facebook is helping the fascists from getting ID'd. https://twitter.com/...

• @brokep Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi on x

  Also: removes evidence of who was involved. Facebook is here to protect... Some. https://twitter.com/...

• @thegrugq Thaddeus E. Grugq on x

  They mean archive and hand over to police... right? https://twitter.com/...

• @tayhatmaker Taylor Hatmaker on x

  Two new actions from Facebook: 1. Trump now locked out of posting to Facebook for 24 hrs 2. Facebook and Instagram have blocked the #StormTheCapitol hashtag. Movement gets FB's “dangerous” org designation, usually reserved for hate groups + terrorists https://techcrunch.com/...

• @hypervisible @hypervisible on x

  These dudes really line up to see who can do the least and then play tech bro follow the leader. 🤡 https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  Also a good call by Facebook. As long as they avoid removing posts from press or those documenting in proper context. https://twitter.com/...

• Vox Rebecca Heilweil on x

  Facebook and Twitter suspend Trump's accounts

• @fbnewsroom @fbnewsroom on x

  We've assessed two policy violations against President Trump's Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose the ability to post on the platform during that time.

• @mosseri Adam Mosseri on x

  We are locking President Trump's Instagram account for 24 hours as well. https://twitter.com/...

• @vaushv Vaush on x

  Minor as it is, a 24h posting ban is probably the most severe consequence to his actions Trump has ever faced

• @johnbattelle John Battelle on x

  I dunno. Virtue signal? https://twitter.com/...

• @broderick Ryan Broderick on x

  1) All online platforms should disclose how their algorithmic recommendations work 2) There should be a legally required amount of full-time moderators you must employ based on your user size 3) And we must break up all tech monopolies We cannot live like this anymore. https://tw…

• @blackamazon @blackamazon on x

  And the posts from people who attend and the anti Semitic memes and the racism ? https://twitter.com/...

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  CONFIRMED: @instagram is locking the president's account for 24 hours. Too little, too late. https://twitter.com/...

• @nick_clegg Nick Clegg on x

  Facebook's leadership and operations teams have responded to today's events with emergency measures. Here are the steps taken in advance of today's violence, and what we're doing now — https://about.fb.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @mollyhc Molly Hensley-Clancy on x

  Law enforcement was entirely unprepared for what happened today at the US Capitol. But here's the thing: it was being planned out, explicitly, in detail, in public, for weeks on the pro-Trump internet. Every single illegal thing. From me and @JaneLytv: https://www.buzzfeednews.co…

• @kimzetter Kim Zetter on x

  “At 2:24 pm after Mr. Trump tweeted that Mr. Pence 'didn't have the courage to do what should have been done,' dozens of messages on Gab called for those inside the Capitol building to hunt down the vice president. In videos...protesters could be heard chanting “Where is Pence?” …

• @mollyhc Molly Hensley-Clancy on x

  How could law enforcement have known that Trump supporters gathering today planned to storm the Capitol if the electoral college certification didn't go their way? Here was one hint: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @mathewi Mathew Ingram on x

  Ben Thompson, who has defended Twitter and Facebook's decisions not to remove Trump content, says he is willing to make an exception now: “Preserving democracy is, by definition, even higher on the priority stack. Turn off Trump's account” https://stratechery.com/...

• @stratechery @stratechery on x

  Trump and Twitter Twitter and Facebook face the gravest Trump crisis yet, and this time, I think it is time to act. https://stratechery.com/...

• @sachabaroncohen Sacha Baron Cohen on x

  Facebook and Twitter giving Trump a little time out is NOT ENOUGH. Trump instigated an act of domestic terrorism against America. Facebook and Twitter have banned other extremists PERMANENTLY. They must ban Trump PERMANENTLY. NOW! #BanTrumpSaveDemocracy

• @oliverdarcy Oliver Darcy on x

  —@CaseyNewton: “Deplatforming is a step not to be taken lightly. But millions of people have been deplatformed for far less than what Trump has done. The time has come for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to act. Ban Trump now.” https://www.theverge.com/...

• @patrickcsisson Patrick Sisson on x

  Listen to Casey (we'll leave edit button for another day) https://twitter.com/...

• @chillmage @chillmage on x

  casey... welcome to the revolution https://twitter.com/...

• @thegrugq Thaddeus E. Grugq on x

  Even I predicted this was a possibility and I haven't paid any attention to these groups or their chatter. I guarantee you that this scenario was anticipated. The failure isn't due to lack of imagination. https://twitter.com/...

• @misyrlena Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou on x

  “Storm the Capitol,” one replied, which received more than 500 upvotes. “You're fucking right we do,” another said. “All this bs about not bringing guns to DC needs to stop,” read one post. “This is America. Fuck DC it's in the Constitution. Bring your goddamn guns.” https://twit…

• @apartovi Ali Partovi on x

  It's time for social media to ban Trump. I have high hopes for Twitter showing leadership. @jack @vijaya https://twitter.com/...

• @sophienadeau Sophie Nadeau on x

  After watching what happened today, how much more evidence do the platforms need? Propaganda through social has real life consequences. https://www.theverge.com/...

• @sskywalkerr @sskywalkerr on x

  The damage is done. Deplatform him or allow him to keep tweeting, the conspiracy theorists will use either and any action to fuel their grievances. https://twitter.com/...

• @demianbulwa Demian Bulwa on x

  “No one should be under the illusion that deplatforming Trump will end the erosion of our democracy,” writes @CaseyNewton. “But we saw today that Trump's continued presence will accelerate it... The time has come for Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to act.” https://www.theverge.com…

• @cindygallop Cindy Gallop on x

  'For years, I opposed Twitter and others deplatforming the president...No longer. ...It's time for @Facebook, @Twitter, and @YouTube to remove Trump. ...The time has come for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to act. Ban Trump now.' @CaseyNewton @Platformer https://www.platformer.ne…

• @sarthakgh Sar Haribhakti on x

  I find myself disagreeing with a ton of dominant views in mainstream media about social networks but whole heartedly agree with @CaseyNewton here : https://www.theverge.com/...

• @broderick Ryan Broderick on x

  Enough of this. No widgets. No retweet restrictions. Take the account down now. It should have never been allowed to go this far. https://twitter.com/...

• @dellcam Dell Cameron on x

  Facebook stopped employees from discussing how it should respond to today's violence on Capitol Hill, freezing multiple active threads on an employee-only message board - per @RMac18: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @iancoldwater Ian Coldwater on x

  hey Facebook employees, there are companies out there that won't pull this bullshit. You don't have to live that way https://twitter.com/...

• @themadstone Maddie Stone on x

  Leave it to Facebook to have the most utterly craven response to the attempted subversion of democracy https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @zacharylipton Zachary Lipton on x

  But what happened to “information wants to be free”. Are you OK with this @ylecun? Where's your statement? We need leaders, and you are the best positioned AI researcher to demand more from Zuckerberg. https://twitter.com/...

• @parismarx @parismarx on x

  Sounds like a good time for Facebook workers to form a union so they can exert their power. https://twitter.com/...

• @johnpaczkowski John Paczkowski on x

  “Can we get some courage and actual action from leadership in response to this behavior? Your silence is disappointing at the least and criminal at worst.” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... via @RMac18

• @b_fung Brian Fung on x

  Zuckerberg insists Facebook is a platform for free speech, except apparently when it comes to his own employees. https://twitter.com/...

• @kathbarbadoro Kath Barbadoro on x

  every single thing that has happened today in response to these bozos should make you very scared about what will happen when the people doing it aren't bozos https://twitter.com/...

• @notdetails Joel Califa on x

  So you know Zuckerberg's long history of using “free speech” and anti-censorship as his excuse for platforming Nazis? https://twitter.com/...

• @techwontsaveus @techwontsaveus on x

  Facebook employees “were scared and frustrated” at fascists storming the US Capitol. When they started discussing it an internal message board, “Facebook moved to silence them.” “What excuse did we use not to ban him this time?” asked one worker. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @inafried Ina Fried on x

  Google CEO @sundarpichai “Holding free and safe elections and resolving our differences peacefully are foundational to the functioning of democracy. ... The lawlessness and violence occurring on Capitol Hill today is the antithesis of democracy and we strongly condemn it. https:/…

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  BREAKING: Facebook blocking the President from posting for 24 hours. FB spokesman: “We've assessed two policy violations against President Trump's Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose the ability to post on the platform during that time.”

• @guyro Guy Rosen on x

  This is an emergency situation and we are taking appropriate emergency measures, including removing President Trump's video. We removed it because on balance we believe it contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence.

• @juliacarriew Julia Carrie Wong on x

  Facebook appears to be *finally* taking seriously what is happening inside Facebook Groups, the product that they have aggressively pushed for years despite mountains of evidence that they were being used to recruit and organize violent extremists https://about.fb.com/... https:/…

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  NEWS: Facebook just removed Trump's last post that supported the MAGA capitol stormers, seen below https://twitter.com/...

• @shujarabbani Shuja Rabbani on x

  Twitter still has the video up. https://twitter.com/...

• @antoniogm Antonio Garca Martnez on x

  Every real, metaphorical or cinematic coup attempt has the attack on the radio station. Now Zuck just flips the switch. https://twitter.com/...

• @tamaleaver Tama Leaver on x

  Facebook (including Instagram) are removing all photos/videos from the coup today. Again, showing they are perfectly able to act and remove content if they wanted to. It took an armed coup attempt to actually do anything. With only a fortnight of Trump remaining. https://twitter.…

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  Facebook is out with a statement explaining the decision to take down Trump's video and saying it will “take additional measures if necessary.” No indication they're taking any action at the page level yet. https://about.fb.com/...

• @jmspool Jared Spool on x

  Facebook and Facebook's employees are complicit in today's events. https://twitter.com/...

• @emilydreyfuss Emily Dreyfuss on x

  That video was inciting. It was the right thing to remove it. https://twitter.com/...

• @hypervisible @hypervisible on x

  If only there was something they could have done before now... https://twitter.com/...

• @b_fung Brian Fung on x

  Facebook's VP of integrity calls the Capitol riots “an emergency situation” and says Trump's video “contributes to rather than diminishes” risk of violence https://twitter.com/...

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  At this point Facebook is actually taking a (relatively) stronger approach to POTUS' posts than Twitter, which is the opposite of how it has gone in the past.

• @n_waters89 Nick Waters on x

  Please, if you see an interesting, useful or incriminating video or image on Facebook, please download it and archive the page using https://archive.is/ or https://archive.org/ before it is removed. https://twitter.com/...

• @calebjhull Caleb Hull on x

  And thus begins the all out assault on the First Amendment https://twitter.com/...

• @nbcnews @nbcnews on x

  BREAKING: Facebook has removed the president's video from its platform, @jolingkent reports. Pres. Trump began the video by reiterating the lie that the election “was stolen.” https://twitter.com/...

• @jason @jason on x

  It's simply too dangerous to allow a Trump to dog-whistle & lie on these platforms after what happened today. Very simple solution: a 30-day pause for Trump. https://twitter.com/...

• @martyswant Marty Swant on x

  If I'm remembering correctly, this is just the second time ever that Facebook has removed a Trump post. (First time was in August when the platform removed a campaign video that included Covid-19 misinformation.) https://twitter.com/...

• @bellingcat @bellingcat on x

  Facebook is removing visual evidence of the Capitol storming. Please download any photographs and videos you can find on Facebook that are not retained on other platforms! https://twitter.com/...

• @evelyndouek Evelyn Douek on x

  Removing all photos and videos is quite something. Will they be preserved? https://twitter.com/...

• @jesselehrich Jesse Lehrich on x

  .@sundarpichai failed to mention that @YouTube profited off live-streams of the coup. https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  I could be wrong, but I think the latest Trump post could be the one that finally causes the platforms to hold hands and jump.

• @evan_greer Evan Greer on x

  Does that include photos and video posted by reporters covering this attempted white supremacist coup? This policy seems wildly overly broad and vague, par for the course when social media platforms make moderation decisions based on news cycles https://twitter.com/...

• @antoniofrench Antonio French on x

  How about 14 days. Or forever. https://twitter.com/...

• @jesselehrich Jesse Lehrich on x

  wow. good. very glad to see them follow Twitter's lead on this. https://twitter.com/...

• @drericding Eric Feigl-Ding on x

  BREAKING— Facebook has now completely deleted Trump's recent video. THANK YOU. https://twitter.com/...

• @kellymakena Makena Kelly on x

  NEW: Facebook declares ‘emergency situation’ and removes Trump video responding to, but not denouncing, mob violence at the Capitol https://www.theverge.com/...

• @benjysarlin Benjy Sarlin on x

  Sure seems like the Ghost of Two Weeks Future https://twitter.com/...

• @twittersafety @twittersafety on x

  In addition, we have been significantly restricting engagement with Tweets labeled under our Civic Integrity Policy due to the risk of violence. This means these labeled Tweets will not be able to be replied to, Retweeted, or liked.

• @twittersafety @twittersafety on x

  Threats of and calls to violence are against the Twitter Rules, and we are enforcing our policies accordingly.

• @tressiemcphd Tressie McMillan Cottom on x

  You are TRASH. Just common, overpriced, wholly unnecessary libertarian white supremacy trash. Whew. https://twitter.com/...

• @terrenceobrien Terrence on x

  Fina-fucking-ly https://twitter.com/...

• @wiczipedia Nina Jankowicz on x

  Twitter has now removed at least three of President Trump's recent tweets. https://twitter.com/...

• @loudmouthjulia Julia Alexander on x

  NEW: YouTube removed Trump's video because it contained widespread disinformation about the 2020 election results. But, yes, people can use the video if they add educational or additional news context. That's not new, but it's how people get around the video not being taken down.…

• @danideahl Dani Deahl on x

  because of the president, twitter has created a new policy around tweets they deem a “risk of violence” https://twitter.com/...

• @parkermolloy Parker Molloy on x

  Okay, Twitter, so... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @maureenjohnson Maureen Johnson on x

  Cool. Shut down @realDonaldTrump's account. https://twitter.com/...

• @evelyndouek Evelyn Douek on x

  No time like the present to explore escalated enforcement actions! Except yesterday, or last week, or last month. Those are also times. https://twitter.com/...

• @parkermolloy Parker Molloy on x

  “We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas” https://twitter.com/...

• @kendrawcandraw Kendra on x

  I'm trying to understand how the president has an account when I have seen friends get banned for jokingly using the word “k*ll” in a tweet https://twitter.com/...

• @quantian1 Quantian on x

  SUSPEND THE ACCOUNT JESUS FUCK https://twitter.com/...

• @williamlegate William LeGate on x

  Twitter sending the president a warning shot. https://twitter.com/...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  Statement from Twitter. They will not say if they will take further action against Trump's account. https://twitter.com/...