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Trump will lose his Twitter privileges as a 'world leader' on January 20, meaning he could get banned just like everyone else

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The words "Business Insider".Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.President Donald Trump has until January to tweet with impunity.The social media giant confirmed to on Saturday that on January 20 — the scheduled day of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration — Trump's personal Twitter account will lose its status as a "world leader" account.On Twitter, are treated differently. Tweets that would ordinarily be removed or result in sanctions are instead placed behind information cards, informing users that although they break Twitter's rules, the platform has allowed the tweets to stay up.This is because Twitter believes tweets from world leaders are in the , even when they break its guidelines."A critical function of our service is providing a place where people can openly and publicly respond to their leaders and hold them accountable," a Twitter spokesperson told Business Insider." With this in mind, there are certain cases where it may be in the public's interest to have access to certain Tweets, even if they would otherwise be in violation of our rules."A spokesperson told The Verge that the policy "applies to current world leaders and candidates for office, and not private citizens when they no longer hold these positions." Twitter started taking action against Trump's tweets on May 26, alleging California mail-in ballots would be subject to fraud.Two days later, it in Minneapolis for breaking its rules on "glorifying violence."In the run-up to the election Twitter started applying restrictions to tweets that it deemed to violate its policy. Many of these tweets detailed the president's .Since Election Day, the platform has taken action against numerous Trump tweets. Some simply have fact-checks next to them, while others are behind click-through blocks warning users: "Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process."It's unclear how long Trump's account might survive after January 20, but if he continues to tweet as he has been doing, it's .Some groups argue Trump should lose his privileges long before Biden's inauguration.The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and political watchdog Common Cause asking the platform to suspend Trump's account for undermining the integrity of the election.NewsletterSign up for a daily selection of our best stories daily based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

The words "Business Insider".Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.President Donald Trump has until January to tweet with impunity.The social media giant confirmed to on Saturday that on January 20 — the scheduled day of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration — Trump's personal Twitter account will lose its status as a "world leader" account.On Twitter, are treated differently. Tweets that would ordinarily be removed or result in sanctions are instead placed behind information cards, informing users that although they...

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Business Insider is an American financial and business news website founded in 2009 and owned by the German publishing house Axel Springer. It operates 14 national editions and an international edition. Several national editions are published in local languages.

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