Twitter applied a warning label early Friday on President Donald Trump‘s latest tweet about the death of George Floyd, which it stated broken guidelines versus glorifying violence.
Trump called individuals opposing the death of Floyd, who died in Minneapolis on Monday after a policeman knelt on his neck, ” CRIMINALS” and threatened to send out soldiers. “Any problem and we will presume control however, when the robbery starts, the shooting begins,” tweeted the president.
Demonstrations have erupted nationwide over Floyd’s death with demonstrators in Minneapolis setting structures on fire and warring with authorities.
Twitter’s label, listed below, said the platform had actually “figured out that it might be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain available.”
Users are still able to click through to see Trump’s post:
Trump seemingly reacted to the label later on Friday early morning, with a tweet complaining Twitter does not challenge “lies & propaganda” from “China or the Radical Left Democratic Party.”
He suggested that Section 230– the area of the Communications Decency Act that shields social networks platforms from liability for what people post on them– be withdrawed. “Until then,” he wrote, it needs to be regulated. Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to deteriorate those legal protections.
Twitter is not doing anything about all of the lies & propaganda being put out by China or the Radical Left Democrat Celebration. They have actually targeted Republicans, Conservatives & the President of the United States. Section 230 need to be revoked by Congress. Till then, it will be regulated!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
The main White House account then published the text of Trump’s preliminary offending post. That too was marked with the “glorifying violence” caution:
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