Twitter Locks Trump’s Account, Threatens To Ban Him As Facebook Blocks President For 24-hours

Twitter has locked Donald Trump’s account for 12 hours and says it will ban him if he breaks its rules again, while Facebook blocked his ability to post on the platform for the next 24 hours.

The decisions marks a major departure for the companies, which has until now have given the president special protections that stop him being punished for breaking their rules.

Facebook sent an internal memo to staff announcing Mr Trump’s latest video was removed, while a company spokesperson confirmed to The New York Times that he has been blocked from the platform.

“We’ve assessed two policy violations against President Trump’s Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose the ability to post on the platform during that time.”