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(70,654 posts) Sun Apr 14, 2019, 05:22 PM Apr 2019

Facebook and Twitter urged to suspend Trump accounts following attack on Ilhan Omar [View all]

Source: rawstory

14 Apr 2019 at 14:26 ET

Supporters of Rep. Ilhan Omar are urging Facebook and Twitter to suspend President Donald Trump’s accounts after the president posted a video attacking the Minnesota Democrat.

“We don’t have to give hate a platform,” a new petition states.

Launched Saturday by the Women’s March, it accuses the president of “inciting violence and engaging in hate speech” through the “propaganda video targeting Congresswoman Omar” he posted Friday which uses an out-of-context phrase Omar said in reference to 9/11.

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The petition calls on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to “do the right thing” and “[s]uspend him from Twitter and Facebook for inciting violence and engaging in hate speech. Remove his propaganda video targeting Congresswoman Omar.”

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Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/04/facebook-twitter-urged-suspend-trump-accounts-following-attack-ilhan-omar/

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Facebook and Twitter urged to suspend Trump accounts following attack on Ilhan Omar [View all] riversedge Apr 2019 OP

tRump, is a domestic terrorist and a white supremacist! He should be immediately RKP5637 Apr 2019 #1

I think someone wrote they don't like when someone writes "It's hard to believe", but... PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #2

Then I will add one more. gtar100 Apr 2019 #9

Done! True Blue American Apr 2019 #3

Thank you, women's march. Kath2 Apr 2019 #4

If you're waiting on F--kerberg or Jack to do the right thing 47of74 Apr 2019 #5

Why isn't he held accountable for .... duforsure Apr 2019 #6

Where? joshdawg Apr 2019 #26

It's adorable that anyone thinks either platform would do anything about this.... doompatrol39 Apr 2019 #7

"They fear the backlash from the cult members" - Um, no PSPS Apr 2019 #20

Absolutely. Private companies do not have to tolerate hate speech like American citizens are Fred Sandman Apr 2019 #8

They have no "flawed interpretation" PSPS Apr 2019 #21

As much as I don't like what he did MissMillie Apr 2019 #10

Gee, how accommodating of you. How will you feel if Omar is killed? Do you enjoy her harassment? PSPS Apr 2019 #22

I think you missed something MissMillie Apr 2019 #23

We all know that will NEVER happen. They are commercial enterprises bitterross Apr 2019 #11

Online terrorism should have consequences duforsure Apr 2019 #12

Trump needs a twitter time out patphil Apr 2019 #13

I dunno about Facebook, An American Clusterf Apr 2019 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #15

Swap out trmp for any random person. Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2019 #16

Facebook and Twitter give No Fucks JDC Apr 2019 #17

Signed, delivered, and shared !!! ananda Apr 2019 #18

Take away Diaper Donnie's bippie Blue Owl Apr 2019 #19

Twitter won't suspend Trump. He's too much of a cash cow. Sapient Donkey Apr 2019 #24

IF yall were serious youd be quitting facebook & twitter en masse - now THAT would get their Kashkakat v.2.0 Apr 2019 #25

I do not do Facebook True Blue American Apr 2019 #27

Agreed - and judging by the fact that none of the users is proposing a boycot till these 2 Kashkakat v.2.0 Apr 2019 #28

Perfect Summation True Blue American Apr 2019 #29