Twitter has permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump's account, the social media company announced Friday, citing the risk of "incitement of violence." Trump posted a video on Twitter calling the mob "very special" people and saying he loved them. Twitter has long given Trump and other world leaders broad exemptions from its rules against personal attacks, hate speech and other behaviours. Twitter also said Trump attorney Lin Wood was permanently suspended Tuesday for violating its rules, but provided no additional details. Parler is a social network to which many Trump supporters have migrated after being banned from services including Twitter.

Source: CBC News January 08, 2021 23:32 UTC