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Cyberstalking: Twitter suspends 70,000 accounts of Trump’s supporters

*The tech giant reveals since last Friday, more than 70,000 accounts have been suspended as a result of our efforts, with many instances of a single individual operating numerous accounts

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

Sequel to the permanent ban of US President Donald Trump from Twitter Friday, January 8, 2021, for allegedly inciting violence among Americans through his tweets, Twitter announced Monday said it had suspended “more than 70,000 accounts” linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory, following the attack on the US Capitol by a mob of Trump’s supporters.

ConsumerConnect reports that the global tech giant began its purge last Friday shortly after it had perpetually suspended Trump’s Twitter account for language that could incite violence in the country.

Twitter stated in a blog post: “Since Friday, more than 70,000 accounts have been suspended as a result of our efforts, with many instances of a single individual operating numerous accounts,” Twitter said in a blog post.

“These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service.”

The far-right QAnon conspiracy theory claims Trump is waging a secret war against a global liberal cult of Satan-worshipping paedophiles.

Most major social media platforms have taken unprecedented action since Trump’s supporters invaded the Capitol Wednesday to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential win, shocking the US and tarnishing its international image.

For instance, both Facebook and Twitter have indefinitely suspended the accounts for Trump, who has refused to accept the result of the November 3 presidential election and spread baseless theories that the vote was rigged.

Both platforms referred to the risk of future violence, particularly before Biden’s inauguration on January 20.

Twitter said it also factored in that plans for more armed protests have been proliferating on and off the service, including a proposed second attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17, agency report said.

The social network was Trump’s preferred megaphone, and his account had 88 million subscribers as of the time the tech giant suspended it.

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