Twitter Censors Donald Trump’s <br />Tweet Due to 'Glorifying Violence' Twitter escalated it’s ongoing feud<br />with Donald Trump on Friday after deciding<br />one of the president’s tweets was violating<br />their rule against “glorifying violence.” The tweet in question seemingly contained<br />threats towards protestors in Minneapolis <br />who have been enraged by the killing of George Floyd. In his post, Trump called the protestors "THUGS,”<br />threatened military involvement and said that<br />“when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Donald Trump,<br />via Twitter According to a statement from the platform, Trump’s<br />tweet has been censored "in the interest of preventing<br />others from being inspired to commit violent acts." Trump's tweet has not been removed, but users are now only<br />able to retweet the post and unable to like or reply to it. Trump has since responded to Twitter, claiming he <br />is being targeted. He's calling for the revocation<br />of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Section 230 protects internet platforms from liability<br />for the actions and content posted by third parties.
