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8 Jan, 6 tweets, 4 min read
Twitter permanently suspends the president's @realDonaldTrump account, citing the risk of further incitement of violence
MORE: Twitter says it determined two tweets from @realDonaldTrump on January 8 were highly likely to encourage people to replicate criminal acts that took place at the U.S. Capitol Image
Twitter shares were down over 3% in after-hours trading after Trump's account was suspended reut.rs/39fBZyz Image
Apple has threatened to remove the Parler social networking service – used by many Trump supporters - from its App Store unless the company changes its content moderation policies reut.rs/35mB4vh Image
Google has suspended the Parler social networking app from its Play Store until the app adds 'robust' content moderation reut.rs/3biYx4h Image
Twitter has deleted new Trump tweets from the @POTUS handle after banning the president's personal account; Trump says he will look at creating his own platform in response reut.rs/39fJXHZ Image

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9 Jan
The siege on the Capitol has emboldened a motley crew of American extremists, some who see the violence as the fulfillment of a patriotic duty and an opportunity to advance their agenda reut.rs/3osWIpd 1/8 ImageImage
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7 Jan
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How a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers debated the final certification of the presidential election @ReutersGraphics tmsnrt.rs/3nm9aFH 1/8 Image
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‘We’re going to walk down to the Capitol and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and Congressmen and women.’ 2/8 Image
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7 Jan
The chaos inside the U.S. Capitol came after the police force that protects the legislative complex was overrun by a mob of Trump supporters in what law enforcement officials called a catastrophic failure to prepare reut.rs/35fSFoq
The siege of the Capitol represents one of the gravest security lapses in recent history, current and former law enforcement officials said, turning one of the most recognizable symbols of American power into a locus of political violence
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Congress counts Electorial College votes to affirm Joe Biden's win 👇 reut.rs/2Ls2gkS
Outgoing President Trump addressed thousands of supporters, including members of far-right groups, at a rally in Washington protesting the meeting of Congress to confirm President-elect Biden’s victory reut.rs/3bgn3TE
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Donald Trump’s flailing effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory comes down to Congress in a showdown led by a band of Republican lawmakers that could stretch proceedings past midnight but is almost certain to fail reut.rs/39ac8Ig via Richard Cowen
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