This decision was made “in the interests of public safety and on the basis of its attempts to spread misinformation, hate speech and incitement to violence”.
Snapchat
After Twitter, another social network, Snapchat, has permanently blocked outgoing US President Donald Trump. His account with the messenger service will be discontinued, as a spokeswoman for the operator Snap announced on Wednesday (local time). This decision was made “in the interests of public safety and on the basis of his attempts to spread misinformation, hate speech and incitement to violence”.
Snap had initially blocked Trump's account after his supporters violently attacked the Capitol.
Twitter had already blocked Trump's private account permanently on Friday. A few days after the supporters' assault on the Capitol, the short message service justified the move by saying that Trump's recent tweets indicated the risk of further incitement to violence.
Angry Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, the seat of the American Parliament, on Wednesday last week. Five people – including a police officer – died in connection with the riots. Trump had previously urged thousands of his supporters via his social media channels to march to the Capitol, where the election of his rival Joe Biden was about to be officially confirmed.
