Published 19:34 IST, January 9th 2021
Donald Trump banned by Twitter: Chrissy Teigen, Padma Lakshmi, others react
Soon after Donald Trump's Twitter account was banned, many celebrities took to social media to express their relief over Twitter's decision.
Twitter banned President Donald Trump’s account on Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence” following the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. According to Twitter, after a 'close review' of Trump's tweets, the decision to permanently ban his account was taken. Soon after this news broke, many celebrities took to social media to express their relief over his Twitter ban.
Donald Trump's Twitter account banned; celebs react
Celebrities did not hold back from candidly expressing their happiness over Trump's ban from the microblogging site. Television personality and model Chrissy Teigen - who once got into an infamous spat with Trump on Twitter - posted a snap of his suspended account and left a rather lengthy 'laughter' on the same. Chrissy has always been quite vocal about her views on Trump. Take a look at her tweet below.
Now You See Me fame Mark Ruffalo thanked 'Twitter and the team' for banning his account while Downhill actress Julia Louis Dreyfus asked the CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey what took them so long to take this action. Hillary Clinton refrained from saying anything but retweeted her 2016 tweet in which she had asked Trump to delete his account. Take a look at some of the celebrities' tweets below.
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What happened to Donald Trump's Twitter
Twitter has long given Trump and other world leaders broad exemptions from its rules against personal attacks, hate speech and other behaviours. But in a detailed explanation posted on its blog on Friday, the company said recent Trump tweets amounted to the glorification of violence when read in the context of the Capitol riot and plans circulating online for future armed protests around the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The social platform has been under growing pressure to take further action against Trump following the Wednesday violence.
On Thursday, Facebook suspended Trump’s account through Jan. 20 and possibly indefinitely. Twitter merely suspended Trump’s account for 12 hours after he posted a video that repeated false claims about election fraud and praised the rioters who stormed the Capitol. He has fired numerous officials on Twitter and his posts, like his speeches at rallies, are a torrent of misinformation. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Twitter declined to make CEO Jack Dorsey available and had no further comment.
- with inputs from AP
Updated 19:34 IST, January 9th 2021