Donald Trump has been blocked from Facebook and Instagram 'indefinitely' - will the same happen on Twitter?

By Iain Leggat
Published 8th Jan 2021, 11:18 BST
Updated 8th Jan 2021, 11:19 BST

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US President Donald Trump has been suspended from Facebook and Instagram, after Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, said that the risks of allowing Mr Trump to post “are simply too great”.

The decision by Facebook came a day after violence broke out in Washington DC, when right wing rioters and Trump supporters stormed and occupied the US Capitol building. The President put out several messages during and following the riot, including calling the people involved “patriots”, and saying, “We love you”.

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In a post on his Facebook page, Mr Zuckerberg said the social network has removed the President’s posts “because we judged that their effect - and likely their intent - would be to provoke further violence”.

Trump allowed back onto Twitter

The President’s current suspension from Facebook comes after a temporary ban on his Twitter account was lifted, after he was locked out for 12 hours.

However, Twitter has said that it would ban Mr Trump “permanently” if he breached the platform’s rules again.

Since regaining access to his account, Mr Trump has posted