Facebook and Instagram have taken the extraordinary step of banning Donald Trump from posting 'indefinitely'.
The violence, death and wanton chaos that ensued at the Capitol building in Washington D.C. yesterday revealed to Mark Zuckerberg that the President wasn't allowing a 'peaceful and lawful transition of power' to Joe Biden.
As a result, the two social media sites will keep Trump in the dark until his Presidency comes to an end...and then some.
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Zuckerberg addressed the chaos, saying: "The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden.
"His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world. We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect - and likely their intent - would be to provoke further violence.
"Following the certification of the election results by Congress, the priority for the whole country must now be to ensure that the remaining 13 days and the days after inauguration pass peacefully and in accordance with established democratic norms.
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"Over the last several years, we have allowed President Trump to use our platform consistent with our own rules, at times removing content or labelling his posts when they violate our policies.
"We did this because we believe that the public has a right to the broadest possible access to political speech, even controversial speech. But the current context is now fundamentally different, involving use of our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government.
"We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great. Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete."
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Yesterday (6 January), Trump urged his supporters who stormed the Capitol building to go home, but added that he loves them and understands their 'pain'.
In a video posted to his Twitter account, the US President said: "I know your pain, I know you're hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us."
He finished with: "We have to have peace, so go home. We love you, you're very special. You've seen what happens, you've seen the way that others are treated that are so bad and so evil.
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"I know how you feel, but go home, and go home in peace."
Twitter responded to the video by first taking it down and then locking Trump's account for 12 hours.
YouTube also took down Trump's clip and has now introduced a new policy that will remove any new video that claims there was voter fraud in the 2020 US Election.
Violators will be given a strike, meaning they will be temporarily suspended from posting or livestreaming, and then they will get a permanent ban if they get three strikes within a 90-day period.
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