Twitter makes 'Team Trump' remove false coronavirus post, banned from tweeting until post was removed

[xeni]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/05/twitter-to-require-trump-to-re.html

Facebook also took down a Trump post for the first time, citing COVID-19 misinformation ban

[apalatn]

@xeni

This not what happened, per Twitter spokesperson:

The @TeamTrump account was briefly locked out, not @realDonaldTrump which retweeted the post that violated Twitter’s COVID-19 misinformation guidelines

President Trump was never banned from tweeting. https://twitter.com/RiegerReport/status/1291168724855271424

— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) August 6, 2020

There’s the problem right there (emphasis mine).

[Spocko]

What do you do when a relative posts opinion pieces filled with misinformation about Covid-19? I asked him to take it down. He refused. It doesn’t meet the FB misinfo rules because it’s an opinion piece.

[Bob_Brinkman]

You do nothing, because Facebook really doesn’t care.

[anon61833566]

I suspect twitter is settings a stage for itself. As them delete, suspend, flag, and perhaps eventually ban accounts surrounding the president; eventually the leap to banning Nostradumbass’ account can happen post election loss.

At least that’s my hope.

[MerelyGifted]

About time too!

[stinkyfoot]

Heh… spying users aside, wanna bet that if MS or any other company Trump can control acquires TikTok, there will be a fine print somewhere saying that moderation rules don’t apply to him.