If you’ve read our article on the US Capitol riot, you’ll know that Trump has been temporarily suspended from his social media accounts.
The bans were temporary, supposed to only last for 12 to 24 hours.
But if you’re one of the many who wishes that Trump would be suspended from his accounts for longer, here’s what Facebook and Instagram have to say:
Wish Granted.
Trump Might be Banned from His Social Media Accounts Until He Leaves Office
On 7 Jan 2021, Mark Zuckerberg, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Facebook announced on Facebook that the social media platform will block Donald Trump’s accounts “indefinitely”, or, at least the next two weeks until his presidential term ends.
Believing that allowing the President to continue using his social media accounts during this period is too risky, Zuckerberg added that his account under Facebook-owned Instagram will be blocked as well.
Who’d have thought that a robot can make such a decision?
Violates Social Media Platform Policy
Zuckerberg also explained why Facebook and Instagram removed Trump’s video which, while urging supporters to go home, continued making baseless claims about the presidential election:
“We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect — and likely their intent — would be to provoke further violence.”
He went on to point out that instead of using the platform to condemn violence, Trump seems to be condoning (endorsing) it instead.
Seeing as president-elect Joe Biden has been certified the victor by the Congress, Zuckerberg said the focus now is on making sure that the next thirteen days, and after, “pass peacefully and in accordance with established democratic norms”.
You can view his full post below:
Not The Only Platform To Block Donald Trump
Turns out, Donald Trump isn’t just blocked on the world’s biggest social media platforms (including Twitter and Snap for 24 hours).
He’s also now banned on Canada’s Shopify, an e-commerce platform.
The platform said that the US president has violated their policy which “prohibits promotion or support of organisations, platforms or people that threaten or condone violence to further a cause”.
Stores relating to Donald Trump on the e-commerce site was taken down on 7 Jan 2021, including the Trump Organization official e-commerce store and his campaign official store.
Both websites returned error messages when you try to access them.
Nevertheless, Trump’s favourite social media, Twitter, hasn’t banned him, but removed several of his Tweets.
So, What’s Going To Happen Next?
Well, assuming everything goes smoothly, the president-elect Joe Biden will be sworn into office on 20 Jan 2021, making him the rightful president for the rest of the term.
Now, of course, during these 10 to 11 weeks, how would the US be governed?
Technically speaking, Trump would still be in the office and be in charge, but usually, during this period, he’s kind of serving his “notice period”, and will usually meet with the President-Elect team for a smooth transition of power.
Feature Image: Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com
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