Donald ***** escalates Twitter feud by cross-posting blocked message

President ***** Issues Executive Order Against Social Media Companies

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Twitter limited the reach of a second tweet from President Donald ***** this morning, as the White House and its allies sought to escalate their feud with the social media company.

On Friday, ***** called people protesting the death of George Floyd in Minnesota “thugs.” The president continued, “Any difficulty and we will assume control, but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Shortly after the message was posted, Twitter determined that it violated rules involving the glorification of violence and placed a notice on the tweet. In doing so, the tweet is hidden from *****’s timeline but is accessible once a user clicks a “view” button. Likes, retweets, and replies are all disabled from the tweet in an effort to limit its…

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