Kamala Harris asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to suspend Donald Trump's account for making 'blatant threats' and inciting violence
, Harris cited six of Trump's tweets surrounding impeachment that target, threaten, or incite violence — all of which violate Twitter's user agreement.
Twitter told Business Insider that it has received the letter and plans to respond to Harris. In the past, the social media platform has stated that it may allow politicians to break its rules, if it's "in the public's interest" to have access to certain tweets. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris called on Twitter to suspend President Donald Trump's account multiple times this week. to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday, citing Twitter's policies against targeted harassment, threats, and inciting violence. The California senator included six of Trump's recent tweets surrounding his impeachment, all of which, Harris wrote, "are blatant threats" and violate Twitter's user agreement.
But if the past is any indication, the social media platform is not likely to take action. Twitter has made clear that it will allow politicians with enough followers to post content that would otherwise violate its policies if it's "Although Twitter said it would begin labeling such tweets with warnings
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