Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts following violence in USA capitol
By Basit Ansari
<p>Twitter and Facebook temporarily blocked the accounts of President Donald Trump, amid riots in the capital in which a woman lost life. Facebook has blocked Trump’s page from posting for 24 hrs, while Twitter locked @realDonaldTrump handle for 12 hrs and said that if tweets violating its policy are not removed, the account would remain locked. Pro-Trump protesters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to force Congress to block the appointment of President-elect Joe Biden.</p>
<p> </p>
Read full story at Reuters
Tags: