Twitter Permanently Bans Trump For ‘Glorifying Violence’; Parler Faces Imminent Cancellation From App Store

• Twitter Permanently Bans Trump For ‘Glorifying Violence’; Parler Faces Imminent Cancellation From App Store
  by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
  Update (1830ET): With a post published on its blog, accompanied by a tweet from Twitter’s “Twitter Safety” account, the social media company has officially caved to pressure from a growing chorus of leftists, and agreed to permanently ban President Trump from twitter.
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  It’s the capstone of a long day of growing censorship of Trump and conservative voices across the web, from Shopify to Apple (which as we noted below is trying to shadowban Parler). Here’s Twitter’s statement:
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  Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump
  After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.
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  In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action. Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open.
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