According to Twitter’s policy, posts that break the site’s rules are usually removed. The exceptions, however, are the tweets of important world politicians, government officials or candidates in elections.
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In such cases, in the name of “public interest”, the information they provide – often unconfirmed or even touching on fake news – is not deleted, but is hidden with an appropriate comment. Only when the user selects the “Display” option can he read the content. What’s more, the website also limits the reach of such posts. Just like that Twitter He has “warned” several times over the past few days against Trump’s news.
Warning on Trump’s Twitter profile Twitter.com/realdonaldtrump
Following his handover, Trump will be a “normal” Twitter user
“Such rules apply to current political leaders and candidates in office. This does not apply to private citizens who have ceased to perform such functions,” a spokesman for Twitter said in a statement.
According to Reuters, Donald Trump will not be able to take advantage of such a privileged position soon. Once Joe Biden takes office (January 2021), his rival in the presidential election will become a “regular” Twitter user. The administration of the website will therefore have the right to remove the entries published by him, if, of course, they do not comply with the regulations.
As the Reuters agency reminds, the mechanism known from Twitter also works for another great social networking site – Facebook. However, Reuters journalists did not obtain an official Facebook position on this matter.
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