Twitter Censors Trump Post on Supreme Court’s Pennsylvania Vote Ruling
Twitter has censored a recent post by President Donald Trump, marking it as “disputed” and stating that it might be “misleading about an election.” Facebook placed a warning label on Trump’s similar post to its platform, although its action is far less restrictive than Twitter’s.
President Trump recently expressed his feelings about a recent Supreme Court ruling on voting in Pennsylvania in a tweet, which Twitter has now marked as “misleading.” Trump stated: “The Supreme Court decision on voting in Pennsylvania is a VERY dangerous one. It will allow rampant and unchecked cheating and will undermine our entire systems of laws. It will also induce violence in the streets. Something must be done!”
The Supreme Court decision on voting in Pennsylvania is a VERY dangerous one. It will allow rampant and unchecked cheating and will undermine our entire systems of laws. It will also induce violence in the streets. Something must be done!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2020
Twitter added a label to the tweet which reads: “Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process. Learn more.” Twitter users were also unable to reply to the tweet, favorite it, or share it. Many have resorted to posting screenshots of the tweet to share it with followers.
When scrolling through the President’s timeline, users were also unable to see the tweet at all without clicking a warning from Twitter acknowledging that it may be misleading. Twitter has also disabled its retweet feature for some time, forcing users to quote tweet the post if they wanted to share it on their timelines.
Facebook also took action against Trump’s post to its platform. It placed a warning label on the post, but did not block comments.
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/11/03/twitter-censors-trump-post-on-supreme-courts-pennsylvania-vote-ruling/