According to the results of trading in the United States on the evening of January 8, Twitter shares fell by almost 4% after the indefinite blocking of the account of the current US President Donald Trump on this social network. On Saturday, January 9, FoxNews reports.
So, according to the TV channel, on Friday afternoon they traded at $ 51.48, but by 20:00 their price was $ 49.54, which is 3.77% below the daily level.
It became known that Trump’s Twitter account was permanently blocked on the evening of January 8. According to the administration of the social network, the reason for this decision was the risk of further incitement to violence. In addition to this, the leadership of Twitter promised to deactivate any page on the social network that Trump will use.
On the social network on the same day, they fulfilled their promise by freezing the page of the campaign headquarters of the politician due to the publication of his statement, in which Trump stressed that Twitter would not silence him. The social network immediately deleted this post.
The Politico newspaper, citing a senior administration official the next day, reported that the current American leader had become enraged and “lost his mind” after Twitter had blocked his account.
Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov, in turn, praised the actions of the Twitter leadership, saying that in this way the ruling elite is blocking “politically objectionable” content on social networks, as well as the authors who distribute it.
The restrictions on Trump’s Twitter account began on January 6 after, during the storming of the Capitol by supporters of the president, he posted a series of tweets, including a video message to supporters calling to disperse, while calling them patriots.
Four people became victims of the riots in Washington. Several law enforcement officers were hospitalized with serious injuries, one policeman subsequently died.
Then the social network temporarily blocked the page, demanding to delete the last three posts to remove the restriction. The American leader, in turn, fulfilled the conditions.
In addition to Twitter, Trump’s pages were blocked on Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Snapchat, writes Gazeta.ru.
On January 8, it became known that the Democrats intend to impeach the incumbent head of state for “inciting mutiny.”