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“Storm the Capitol,” one replied, which received more than 500 upvotes. “You’re fucking right we do,” another said.
— Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou (@misyrlena) January 7, 2021
“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://t.co/P8rujdoTZY
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
— dick costolo (@dickc) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/QmKwkPOrtv https://t.co/NYwd7iKh0k
— Nick Clegg (@nick_clegg) January 7, 2021
The problem with the argument that now was the right time to delete/suspend Trump's account is that he… didn't do anything different yesterday? He's spent four years saying "violence is good when it is from my supporters towards my opponents".
— alex hern (@alexhern) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/ovRJmcsDdO
— David Collict (@davidcollict) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/4gWSn4mq7i
— thaddeus e. grugq (@thegrugq) January 7, 2021
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.
— Aaron Levie (@levie) January 7, 2021
Antifa Agitation!
— Ali ? #StopTheSteal (@ali) January 6, 2021
Currently on the platforms. Twitter has labelled. Facebook has not.
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 6, 2021
But let's be real, these labels are not adequate. pic.twitter.com/JJKDESsGjX
They are using a flame thrower on a fire and telling you they are trying to put it out https://t.co/AFSNrVaZPH
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) January 7, 2021
In addition, @Facebook also needs to act now to calm the situation, which means you @finkd and @sherylsandberg and most of all Joel Kaplan.
— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) January 6, 2021
CONFIRMED: @instagram is locking the president’s account for 24 hours.
— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) January 7, 2021
Too little, too late. https://t.co/UUtZtOVzkv
Zuckerberg and Facebook won't be able to stem employee sentiment on this one. There is a company-wide Q&A tomorrow.
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 7, 2021
I'll be monitoring.https://t.co/e632c2dLMx
— beth (@bethbourdon) January 7, 2021
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.)
— Sarah Frier (@sarahfrier) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/dOUTu6Uj9m
— Brian Fung (@b_fung) January 6, 2021
Twitter sending the president a warning shot. https://t.co/mMYwSSpwzq
— William LeGate ?? (@williamlegate) January 6, 2021
Law enforcement was entirely unprepared for what happened today at the US Capitol.
— Molly Hensley-Clancy (@mollyhc) January 6, 2021
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://t.co/rx06yjgn55
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://t.co/qRLFE7p7Ca
— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) January 7, 2021
I find myself disagreeing with a ton of dominant views in mainstream media about social networks but whole heartedly agree with @CaseyNewton here : https://t.co/la8esBc8ce
— Sar Haribhakti (@sarthakgh) January 7, 2021
These dudes really line up to see who can do the least and then play tech bro follow the leader. ? https://t.co/JZDuN9BFKb
— if you can remote proctor me, you’re too close (@hypervisible) January 7, 2021
Every real, metaphorical or cinematic coup attempt has the attack on the radio station.
— Antonio García Martínez (@antoniogm) January 7, 2021
Now Zuck just flips the switch. https://t.co/KyuXb8Pgvj
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://t.co/RTXPtMxgYV
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) January 6, 2021
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://t.co/QSFGcFUTkH pic.twitter.com/ANzlS8bHXZ
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/UiK10viWlI
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 6, 2021
This is the iPad my kid uses almost solely for communication. I just got YouTube on it and all he’s watched on it are a couple of kids’ videos. So these are the notifications YouTube is sending him. pic.twitter.com/4ilU44EoDQ
— Elizabeth Picciuto ?? (@epicciuto) January 7, 2021
Going to be interesting to watch the autopsy of Facebook and Twitter's role in allowing the president to spread lies, conspiracies, nuclear threats, etc. over the course of his presidency. https://t.co/zUVtnpgUT7
— Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) January 7, 2021
Reminder fo what capitol "security" in full military-grade riot gear looked like for Black Lives Matter protests this summer. pic.twitter.com/x2H3E13VPd
— El Norte Recuerda (@Vanessid) January 6, 2021
Sure seems like the Ghost of Two Weeks Future https://t.co/UtcYcU6dxn
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) January 7, 2021
"'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://t.co/dMGVM5czyh
— Stefan Ottlitz (@hierprivat) January 7, 2021
I dunno. Virtue signal? https://t.co/tDqpiDpgMk
— John Battelle (@johnbattelle) January 7, 2021
It's time for social media to ban Trump. I have high hopes for Twitter showing leadership. @jack @vijaya https://t.co/iaiinbT9T6
— Ali Partovi (@apartovi) January 7, 2021
.@sundarpichai failed to mention that @YouTube profited off live-streams of the coup.https://t.co/ynOmZCpkL3 https://t.co/AhpLzpRN7b
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) January 6, 2021
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.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 6, 2021
Watkins has spent the morning saying the Georgia runoff was rigged by the Italians.
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
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) January 6, 2021
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.
— Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) January 6, 2021
Twitter and Facebook have to cut him off. There are no legitimate equities left and labeling won't do it. pic.twitter.com/Nji6A4sJum
Twitter still has the video up. https://t.co/b56zauETxK
— Shuja Rabbani (@ShujaRabbani) January 6, 2021
BREAKING: revolution in process as Trump supporters break into the Capitol building, attacking police, breaking windows, and knocking down doors
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) January 6, 2021
Full anarchy at this “mostly peaceful” demonstration DC
The people have pushed through & are storming to main chambers pic.twitter.com/NW6VDDNBQw
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
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://t.co/e632c2dLMx
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 7, 2021
because of the president, twitter has created a new policy around tweets they deem a "risk of violence"https://t.co/EoS3sZFwts
— Dani Deahl (@danideahl) January 6, 2021
Statement from Twitter. They will not say if they will take further action against Trump's account. pic.twitter.com/yw1FTfgjao
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 6, 2021
Facebook and Facebook’s employees are complicit in today’s events. https://t.co/mmTCLziFOG
— Jared Spool (@jmspool) January 7, 2021
Trump and Twitter
— Stratechery (@stratechery) January 7, 2021
Twitter and Facebook face the gravest Trump crisis yet, and this time, I think it is time to act.https://t.co/cvWCp2XCEp
Woah weird it’s like they could have done this all along but they just didn’t because they wanted the clicks ?♂️ https://t.co/V6nkWqvgvA
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) January 7, 2021
You are TRASH. Just common, overpriced, wholly unnecessary libertarian white supremacy trash. Whew. https://t.co/y0mE3qupEd
— Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) January 6, 2021
—@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://t.co/ep1BFcGNSk
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 7, 2021
If I'm remembering correctly, this is just the second time ever that Facebook has removed a Trump post.
— Marty Swant (@martyswant) January 6, 2021
(First time was in August when the platform removed a campaign video that included Covid-19 misinformation.) https://t.co/GZTGt2HG4X
Cool. Shut down @realDonaldTrump's account. https://t.co/b2DDfs0mWr
— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) January 6, 2021
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021
A Twitter spokesperson tells me Lin Wood has actually been permanently removed from the platform. Here is the sequence of events of how this happened:
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 7, 2021
They mean archive and hand over to police... right? https://t.co/4v9NbEVFqW
— thaddeus e. grugq (@thegrugq) January 7, 2021
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.
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) January 6, 2021
And thus begins the all out assault on the First Amendment https://t.co/cfZX3c9IjU
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) January 7, 2021
Also a good call by Facebook. As long as they avoid removing posts from press or those documenting in proper context. https://t.co/TxfB5TlijL
— Jason Kint (@jason_kint) January 7, 2021
Seconds after being played on CNN, Twitter locks off Trump’s message to supporters from being retweeted due to a risk of violence. pic.twitter.com/875Mhpl9xz
— Mark Di Stefano (@MarkDiStef) January 6, 2021
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.
— Chris Sacca ?? (@sacca) January 6, 2021
If you were ever in any doubt about who is really in charge.
— Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) January 7, 2021
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.co/kg1aRrtjjY
Facebook now has a label.
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 6, 2021
But what's the point? We're 30 mins into rioters storming the US Capitol. pic.twitter.com/Xd6PvBmm96
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.
— Kate Starbird (@katestarbird) January 7, 2021
12 hours is not sufficient. He is a danger to our democracy and should be banned from @twitter for the next 14 days.
— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) January 7, 2021
Cc: @jack https://t.co/1lCndGgzXK
Odd behavior for the self-appointed champions of free speech https://t.co/ycmpc320m8
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 7, 2021
Zuckerberg insists Facebook is a platform for free speech, except apparently when it comes to his own employees. https://t.co/ROghsBuIy0
— Brian Fung (@b_fung) January 7, 2021
If only there was something they could have done before now... https://t.co/AFoN2crzXF
— if you can remote proctor me, you’re too close (@hypervisible) January 7, 2021
Threats of and calls to violence are against the Twitter Rules, and we are enforcing our policies accordingly.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 6, 2021
Honestly, going to scream if one more cable pundit says they could not see this coming.
— Sheera Frenkel (@sheeraf) January 6, 2021
PHONE LITERALLY ANY REPORTER COVERING QANON/FAR RIGHT MOVEMENTS.
NEWS: Facebook just removed Trump's last post that supported the MAGA capitol stormers, seen belowhttps://t.co/qzUjy3BZMx
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) January 6, 2021
BREAKING: Facebook blocking the President from posting for 24 hours.
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) January 7, 2021
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.”
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?? pic.twitter.com/er8iC0sSSH
— Tracy Chou (@triketora) January 6, 2021
Okay, Twitter, so... https://t.co/RgEUj4VQTh pic.twitter.com/QCXgWwYuev
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 6, 2021
No time like the present to explore escalated enforcement actions!
— evelyn douek (@evelyndouek) January 6, 2021
Except yesterday, or last week, or last month. Those are also times. https://t.co/UrJ3ozsczm
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://t.co/6ozSM7DxWp
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 7, 2021
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.
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) January 6, 2021
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).
— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) January 6, 2021
Today: silence as the people HE supported literally stormed the Capitol. https://t.co/OrhrEeZ2Qk
If the precedent that we're collectively happy to set is "the president can incite a fascist coup and we'll only put limits on his tweets after the coup has failed" then, um, one day you're going to wake up to find that the coup has not in fact failed
— alex hern (@alexhern) January 7, 2021
Fina-fucking-ly https://t.co/DrNwUZU9Fh
— Jack Dorsey is a coward. (@TerrenceOBrien) January 6, 2021
NEW: Facebook declares ‘emergency situation’ and removes Trump video responding to, but not denouncing, mob violence at the Capitol https://t.co/8Iu7jmzSLp
— Makena Kelly (@kellymakena) January 6, 2021
Too late for this. Trump needs to tell them to go home. He's not. https://t.co/1raNSudnAW
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 6, 2021
BREAKING: Facebook has removed the president's video from its platform, @jolingkent reports.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 6, 2021
Pres. Trump began the video by reiterating the lie that the election "was stolen." https://t.co/2Dq0RmNCff
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://t.co/e632c2dLMx
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 7, 2021
'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://t.co/xgIjbVKb7e
— Cindy Gallop (@cindygallop) January 7, 2021
BREAKING— Facebook has now completely deleted Trump’s recent video.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 6, 2021
THANK YOU. https://t.co/8uLsDPn6Xn
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://t.co/I4Re67JbXE
— Zachary Lipton (@zacharylipton) January 7, 2021
Terrorism and political violence caused by Donald Trump, Fox News, facebook, Republican lawmakers.
— Mayor Svante Myrick (@SvanteMyrick) January 6, 2021
Name who caused this and hold them accountable - or it will happen again. https://t.co/N3GwaAt7WW
I can’t imagine that the president won’t violate these rules again which means say goodbye to Trump’s Twitter account. https://t.co/1sG8kvD5Vs
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 7, 2021
Sounds like a good time for Facebook workers to form a union so they can exert their power. https://t.co/CEbnDwpvWe
— Paris Marx ☭ (@parismarx) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/nnkaZkcDbE pic.twitter.com/d3FaYXuF2r
— Dell Cameron (@dellcam) January 7, 2021
hey Facebook employees, there are companies out there that won't pull this bullshit. You don't have to live that way https://t.co/Q9QGJ7ZmMB
— Ian Coldwater (@IanColdwater) January 7, 2021
— joshh O))) (@JNalv) January 6, 2021
this Twitter disclaimer under Trump's video pic.twitter.com/pSfKK1JojT
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) January 6, 2021
We are locking President Trump’s Instagram account for 24 hours as well. https://t.co/HpA79eSbMe
— Adam Mosseri ? (@mosseri) January 7, 2021
And the posts from people who attend and the anti Semitic memes and the racism ? https://t.co/eCR0xQxZka
— ???Sydette the DreadGorgon?? ? (@Blackamazon) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/beTTJE26Z3
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) January 6, 2021
Future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 7, 2021
Those storming the Capitol need to stop NOW.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 6, 2021
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.
Google CEO @sundarpichai
— Ina Fried (@inafried) January 6, 2021
"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. pic.twitter.com/aWgDRnRhn9
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?
— Molly Hensley-Clancy (@mollyhc) January 7, 2021
Here was one hint:https://t.co/rx06yjgn55 pic.twitter.com/VUNM1K32HK
Please, if you see an interesting, useful or incriminating video or image on Facebook, please download it and archive the page using https://t.co/temwfol7yG or https://t.co/2QwdVfo30Y before it is removed. https://t.co/ixwZXFowN7
— Nick Waters (@N_Waters89) January 7, 2021
Facebook and Twitter giving Trump a little time out is NOT ENOUGH.
— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) January 7, 2021
Trump instigated an act of domestic terrorism against America.
Facebook and Twitter have banned other extremists PERMANENTLY.
They must ban Trump PERMANENTLY. NOW!#BanTrumpSaveDemocracy
Facebook says it will now remove all photos and videos posted from the protest because at this point they are promoting criminal activity https://t.co/vmctsVZJ27 pic.twitter.com/xzw63z4Q9H
— Sarah Frier (@sarahfrier) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/ypvb8Iyobp
— Renee DiResta (@noUpside) January 6, 2021
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://t.co/7R7Uoq7t4f
— sky ?️?⚾ (@sskywalkerr) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/VDnvPaiTzh
— Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) January 7, 2021
Twitter has now removed at least three of President Trump's recent tweets. pic.twitter.com/lPt6LwsURt
— Nina Jankowicz (@wiczipedia) January 6, 2021
The social platforms are in an impossible situation right now. Here's how they're handling it https://t.co/Nz0ev9i094
— nilay patel (@reckless) January 6, 2021
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.
— Roger McNamee (@Moonalice) January 6, 2021
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://t.co/MbtVyOoV4B
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) January 7, 2021
In a video that amplifies all of his baseless lies about the election. Shameful that the White House let this go out. https://t.co/o4wjCTi3gB
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) January 6, 2021
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://t.co/aCxX8WJ1Co
— jason@calacanis.com (@Jason) January 6, 2021
Listen to Casey (we’ll leave edit button for another day) https://t.co/MuLqbNSgXS
— Patrick Sisson (@patrickcsisson) January 7, 2021
.@Twitter, @Facebook, @jack & Mark Zuckerberg are responsible for what has happened today.
— Rob Gill (@vote4robgill) January 6, 2021
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 pic.twitter.com/6W6U2FO1sp
I recommend Twitter to archive Trump’s Twitter account instead of outright suspending
— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) January 7, 2021
I’m sure his tweets will be useful in courts in the future https://t.co/9iIvgj7o9O
casey... welcome to the revolutionhttps://t.co/i7gGePiNzI
— tc (@chillmage) January 7, 2021
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 pic.twitter.com/2wLZCo0oaK
— sarah emerson (@SarahNEmerson) January 6, 2021
— Ina Fried (@inafried) January 6, 2021
LMAOOO not Twitch removing PogChamp but allowing their chat to infamously run rampant with racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic vitriol day in and day out ahhhhh BARE-MINIMUM ACTIVISM AT ITS FINESTTTT https://t.co/QpnxYQsex4
— Alice X. Zhang (@alicexz) January 7, 2021
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!
— Alex Holmes (@abcholmes) January 6, 2021
Apparently inciting domestic terrorism gets you a 12-hour timeout from @Twitter.
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) January 7, 2021
Shut @realDonaldTrump down! https://t.co/vcyeHEShNP
So Trump has access to the nuclear codes but he can't Tweet or post to Facebook.
— Andrew Ross Sorkin (@andrewrsorkin) January 7, 2021
1) All online platforms should disclose how their algorithmic recommendations work
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/mCbvpTVynR
I am angry, frustrated, and honestly just sad. So I wrote something. https://t.co/GFCwaUQN7i
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 6, 2021
I've been watching this stream for two hours pic.twitter.com/I8kb1cKC32
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) January 6, 2021
Leave it to Facebook to have the most utterly craven response to the attempted subversion of democracy https://t.co/QFI9GEcbqh
— Maddie Stone (@themadstone) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/Ok7Xn1MAB6
— Tama Leaver (@tamaleaver) January 7, 2021
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.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 6, 2021
“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://t.co/3Nh1v3rdkm via @RMac18
— John Paczkowski (@JohnPaczkowski) January 7, 2021
One hour ago: "Remain peaceful and rowdy." pic.twitter.com/Spdn0zjYjz
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 6, 2021
How about 14 days. Or forever. https://t.co/Ff7WwxGYz8
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) January 7, 2021
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.
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) January 6, 2021
I've asked the company if it plans any other action, including suspension, given the dire situation. No word.
Good to know that the line gets drawn at "doing a coup" https://t.co/b0uRUOn2G1
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 7, 2021
If @syrian_archive has taught us anything it's how critical this visual content is for accountability. I hope it will be properly preserved and that lawyers, journalists etc will be given access https://t.co/bF2baphTbg
— Bissan Fakih بيسان فقيه (@Bissan_Fakih) January 7, 2021
i got locked out for like 2 months for saying i was mayor deblasio and that i had hurt my wiener playing basketball https://t.co/KZhXG00h6S
— anarchism understander (@Lubchansky) January 7, 2021
DELETE HIS ACCOUNT. HE IS A TERRORIST. https://t.co/RbGtdPdDdA
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) January 7, 2021
It's a little late for that. Don't you think? https://t.co/Yp8XuEvvuM
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 6, 2021
Facebook is removing visual evidence of the Capitol storming.
— Bellingcat (@bellingcat) January 7, 2021
Please download any photographs and videos you can find on Facebook that are not retained on other platforms!https://t.co/UZvoJKUWnK
President @realDonaldTrump calls for Capitol protestors to go home in peace. ⬇️ https://t.co/SnEKmGeOj7
— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) January 6, 2021
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. https://t.co/aK3BU1eVxH
— julia alexander (@loudmouthjulia) January 6, 2021
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.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 6, 2021
This is the America that Fox News, Facebook, and most Republicans in Congress have brought us https://t.co/sq9DMOeYzA
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) January 6, 2021
The man at the center here is a notorious QAnon supporter, constantly goes to Trump rallies with a Q flag. https://t.co/tOc4lfPcUA pic.twitter.com/F9PWmC9wpJ
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 6, 2021
SUSPEND THE ACCOUNT JESUS FUCK pic.twitter.com/kxn52cdPjQ
— Quantian (@quantian1) January 6, 2021
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.
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) January 6, 2021
This is one of Twitter's earliest investors saying Jack Dorsey has blood on his hands. https://t.co/8DjFiTJYFZ
Also: removes evidence of who was involved. Facebook is here to protect... Some. https://t.co/c4ZudF7Oc4
— Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi (@brokep) January 7, 2021
So you know Zuckerberg's long history of using "free speech" and anti-censorship as his excuse for platforming Nazis? https://t.co/n8oSfjocno
— Joel Califa (@notdetails) January 7, 2021
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.
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) January 6, 2021
Facebook is helping the fascists from getting ID'd. https://t.co/IsNp9A5qvm
— Axel Lycan アックセル • ライカン (@AxelLycan) January 7, 2021
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.”
— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) January 6, 2021
"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?” https://t.co/TxHVtxNjil
— Kim Zetter (@KimZetter) January 6, 2021
We are also exploring other escalated enforcement actions and will keep the public updated with any significant developments.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 6, 2021
Minor as it is, a 24h posting ban is probably the most severe consequence to his actions Trump has ever faced
— Vaush (@VaushV) January 7, 2021
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.
— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) January 6, 2021
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.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 7, 2021
wow. good. very glad to see them follow Twitter's lead on this. https://t.co/7BPnBgTWzF
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) January 7, 2021
It only took 4 years of lies and an attempted coup d’état but I guess better late than never? https://t.co/9PJobl92RH
— Cook County ASA (@cookcountyasa) January 7, 2021
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. pic.twitter.com/Za9wfpJNRl
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 6, 2021
“We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas” https://t.co/RgEUj4VQTh
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 6, 2021
Facebook employees “were scared and frustrated” at fascists storming the US Capitol.
— Tech Won't Save Us (@techwontsaveus) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/J5feWEskTh
Removing all photos and videos is quite something. Will they be preserved? https://t.co/naYlO2IjAS
— evelyn douek (@evelyndouek) January 7, 2021
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.
— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) January 6, 2021
now THIS is a headline https://t.co/hodjLeSZLc
— Zach Stafford (@ZachStafford) January 6, 2021
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.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 6, 2021
"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://t.co/zFMip3MNO1
— Demian Bulwa (@demianbulwa) January 7, 2021
Breaking: Facebook has removed Trump's video from the platform
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) January 6, 2021
There are a lot of factors that led to what’s happening today, but let’s be clear:
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) January 6, 2021
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.
Two new actions from Facebook:
— Taylor Hatmaker (@tayhatmaker) January 7, 2021
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://t.co/SJo9XPdikA
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://t.co/y2uMaWDd2G
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) January 7, 2021
Hey Mark Zuckerberg, @jack, @SusanWojcicki and @sundarpichai -- Donald Trump just incited a violent attack on American democracy.
— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) January 6, 2021
Is that FINALLY enough for you to act?!
It's time to ban Donald Trump from your platforms once and for all! pic.twitter.com/4oWoiMu0eC
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.
— Facebook Newsroom (@fbnewsroom) January 7, 2021
Twitter begins 25th amendment proceedings https://t.co/sv8nA9MqjA
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) January 7, 2021
This was a foreseeable situation that was years in the making.
— mat honan (@mat) January 6, 2021
Executives at both companies should take a hard look in the mirror. https://t.co/u8sDzhX7Jb via @RMac18
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://t.co/HcoLldu3Te via @RMac18
— Mike Monteiro? (@monteiro) January 6, 2021
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://t.co/yGlv68Qevl
— Kendra (@kendrawcandraw) January 6, 2021
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)
— Colin Eckardt (@thecolinjay) January 7, 2021
so technically no, the first amendment is not under attack. https://t.co/a9hseHtOTF
this has just gotten much worse pic.twitter.com/529sVOyx4A
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) January 6, 2021
Notorious Arizona QAnon promoter “Q Shaman” made it to the congressional dais. https://t.co/pik1LXDxeL
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) January 6, 2021
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.
— Guy Rosen (@guyro) January 6, 2021
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://t.co/tcvYouThQd
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) January 6, 2021
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.
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) January 6, 2021
I didn’t turn on the TV today until after dinner. Instead, I followed the news on Twitter, and saw stuff I’ll never forget. https://t.co/rUkxs5TgFH
— Harry McCracken (@harrymccracken) January 7, 2021
For inciting terrorism that has resulted in 4 deaths these companies suspend Trump for 12 and 24 hours. Are you kidding me! If he was Black he’d be on death row. https://t.co/bOYKY0SaNT
— Operation Black Vote (@OpBlackVote) January 7, 2021
We did it COC Members! Ya’ll took action and demanded change and together, we kicked Trump off Twitter! #WinningForBlackPeople. Now let’s stop his misinformation on the other social channels. https://t.co/WjUUrqtbYI
— ColorOfChange (@ColorOfChange) January 7, 2021
Trump had to storm the capital, urge his followers to take up arms, put out a video praising them as patriots, and then he gets banned? And yet there are good people on social media who were banned for calling #Trump a white fascist? #WashingtonDC https://t.co/fO3BvQrX8T
— Black and Asian Lawyers For Justice (@BameFor) January 7, 2021
Twitter locked Trump out of his account for 12 hours & requires him to delete 3 tweets or his account will remain suspended indefinitely. If Trump again violates the policies, his account will be permanently suspended from Twitter.
— Rob de Nazar???United Progressives??❤️?+US? (@robdn) January 7, 2021
But he still has power!https://t.co/JXumWQenpc
BREAKING - Trump's accounts locked to stop incitement of violence
— Max Jansen (@MaximilianJans2) January 7, 2021
➡️ Facebook & Twitter lock accounts after video address.
➡️ Actions were aimed at addressing the president’s spread of misinformation and the incitement of violence#Trump #Capitol #UShttps://t.co/da9uBkiCNQ
The culimination of 4 years of "Orange man bad" is here, folks.
— Alex Utopium (@UtopiumTinkerer) January 7, 2021
This is the endgame. Well played, Cathedral.
Twitter and Facebook lock Donald Trump’s accounts after video address https://t.co/hwJ3Uxqk4x
Whilst this is being presented as 'social media giants get tough' - the truth is Trump used @Twitter to bypass the broadcasting media and speak direct to praise his fascist mob - the networks then dutifully re-played his messagehttps://t.co/VWEledFOkc
— Bella Caledonia (@bellacaledonia) January 7, 2021
Twitter, Facebook lock down Trump
— Tonyo Cruz (@tonyocruz) January 7, 2021
Unprecedented actions by social media giants were aimed at addressing the president’s spread of misinformation and the incitement of violence.https://t.co/jJUDFHrpMR
Twitter and Facebook lock Donald Trump’s accounts
— Amrita Bhinder (@amritabhinder) January 7, 2021
Facebook has suspended Trump from posting to his account for 24 hours.
Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, also locked Trump’s account.
via @guardian https://t.co/cIqqrhKzxL
Twitter locks Trump's account in unprecedented action after video address https://t.co/WWVEUtJIL1 #DonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/Prbwvmdkpm
— ? R Saddler (@Politics_PR) January 7, 2021
Facebook and Twitter lock Donald Trump’s accounts after video address https://t.co/9IQ4b25X54
— The Progressive Mind (@Libertea2012) January 7, 2021
Thank you @abbyohlheiser @techreview for including my thoughts in this https://t.co/0Y2QrqCllO
— Danielle Citron (@daniellecitron) January 7, 2021
Donald Trump has been temporarily locked out of Twitter, and his provocative video message to supporters has been deleted from both Facebook and Youtube.
— Eileen Guo (@eileenguo) January 7, 2021
But is this enough? @abbyohlheiser and I speak to @daniellecitron + @laura for @techreviewhttps://t.co/IP2PL74DvZ
I spoke with @bobbie and @eileenguo about Twitter, Jack and Trump's Twitter account.
— laura i. gómez (@laura) January 7, 2021
"There is now even more evidence to suspend the president, and failing to do so will lead to a “ripple effect” if he continues to tweet incendiary content."https://t.co/mAqRiw2fp5
On one of the worst days in American history, the reporters of Twitter were at their best. https://t.co/IzcJNXFGnZ
— Fast Co. Creativity (@FastCoCreative) January 7, 2021
Donald Trump's Twitter endgame || Via: BBC https://t.co/BNn24ajika
— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) January 8, 2021
From our North American tech reporter @JamesClayton5 https://t.co/VlI4u2DG9e
— Cody Melissa Godwin (@MsCodyGodwin) January 7, 2021
Facebook have banned Trump "indefinitely". Here's a piece I wrote last night on how Trump's days on Twitter are also numbered https://t.co/HmTLv3WoYy
— James Clayton (@JamesClayton5) January 7, 2021
#Katyayan #TrumpRally #TrumpIsALaughingStock #TrumpCoupAttempt #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace#TrumpIsPathetic #TrumpIsACriminal#Trump #WashingtonDC #Capitol #America
— KATYAYAN VAJPAYEE (@KVajpayaee) January 7, 2021
The Guardian: Facebook and Twitter lock Trump’s social media accounts after video address.https://t.co/RidNN3usBO
Twitch’s PogChamp ban highlights the platform’s growing role in politics (story by @thomas_macaulay) https://t.co/1ldIroTvDA
— TNW (@thenextweb) January 8, 2021
Twitch’s PogChamp ban highlights the platform’s growing role in politics (story by @thomas_macaulay) https://t.co/zcYN2Jv9bn
— TNW (@thenextweb) January 7, 2021