Twitter briefly restricts Trump campaign account amid Republican outcry

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Republican lawmakers accused social media companies of acting like 'speech police' and vowed to hold Twitter responsible.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign's Twitter account was briefly restricted from tweeting on Thursday , spurring an outcry from Republican lawmakers who accused social media companies of acting like"speech police" and vowing to hold Twitter responsible.

A Twitter spokesman told Reuters earlier on Thursday that the @TeamTrump account, as well as the accounts of White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany and the New York Post, had been blocked from tweeting due to the company's policies on hacked materials and posting private information. He said the accounts may need to delete the rule-breaking posts to continue tweeting.

Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement that Republican-led Senate committees have previously concluded that Joe Biden engaged in no wrongdoing related to Ukraine. More on this topic Twitter said on Wednesday the Post story violated its"hacked materials" policy, which bars the distribution of content obtained through hacking that contains private information or trade secrets, or puts people at risk of physical harm.

A Twitter spokesman declined to answer Reuters questions on whether Dorsey had been involved in the decisions on these restrictions on Wednesday or Thursday.

 

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