Twitter, This Time 'Hide' Trump Tweets

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Twitter has 'hidden' a post by U.S. President Donald Trump that stated he might use force against protesters, citing a violation of its policy on violent behavior.

Until now, Twitter had only attached some 'fact-check' labels to posts by President Trump, but this is the first time it has completely hidden a post.

Through Twitter, President Trump wrote, "As long as I am president, Washington DC will never be a 'state.' If they try, they will face serious physical force."

After hiding the post, Twitter required users to click a separate 'View' button to read it.

Twitter stated, "This tweet violated our policy on violent behavior. However, considering the public interest, we decided it would be better to allow access to this tweet rather than remove it." Instead, functions such as 'Like,' reply, share, and retweet were disabled.

Twitter further explained, "Generally, posts that violate our policies are removed, but we make exceptions and keep records when it comes to the actions and statements of elected officials and public figures, considering the significant public interest in knowing and discussing them."

President Trump's post came the day after protesters against racial discrimination in Washington DC were dispersed by police while attempting to remove the statue of Andrew Jackson, the 7th president, located in Lafayette Square in front of the White House.

As protests against racial discrimination, triggered by the Floyd incident, intensified and issues of vandalism (acts of destroying or damaging cultural heritage and public facilities) arose, President Trump issued this warning.

Former President Jackson, whose face appears on the $20 bill, has been praised as a 'war hero' in the U.S., but there are voices calling for a reevaluation of his role in displacing Native Americans from American lands.

Earlier, on the 6th of last month, Twitter began attaching 'fact-check' labels to President Trump's posts, starting with a tweet claiming "Mail-in voting will lead to fraud." Since then, Twitter has applied warning labels such as 'Fact-check needed' and 'Glorifies violence, violating policies' to his posts and videos three times.

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