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Pro-Trump planned protest at Twitter Headquarters fails
 
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Tue, 12 Jan 2021   ||   Nigeria,
 

A demonstration planned by the supporters of Trump at Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco against his permanent ban from the social media ended in disappointment as only few people showed up.  

The protest was scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., but an hour later only a mere handful of protesters were present at the tech-giant office.

It is disclosed that no worker is in the headquarters’ halls and offices as thousands of employees have been working remotely due to COVID-19 outbreak since mid-March 2020.

In a statement released by the company’s spokesman, he said “Twitter respect people’s right to express their views.

“While we respect people’s right to express their views, we’ve been transparent about the factors leading up to our decision last week.

“We have nothing to add but wanted to confirm that we continue to have mandatory work from home guidance for Twitter employees.”

The San Francisco Police said they have plans in place including the calling in of mutual aide from nearby law enforcement agencies, if needed.

A representative from Twitter, Officer Adam Lobsinger said “The San Francisco Police Department is committed to facilitating the public’s right to First Amendment expressions of free speech. We ask that everyone exercising their First Amendment rights be considerate, respectful, and mindful of the safety of others.

“We will have sufficient resources available to respond to any demonstrations as well as calls for service citywide.”

Recall that Twitter announced on Friday afternoon the permanent suspension of Trump’s account over concerns that his tweets could incite violence.

In a statement the company released regarding the suspension, it said that Twitter officials had reviewed Trump’s tweets this past week and determined they violated the site’s policies.

The suspension came just days after Trump supporters took over the U.S. Capitol by force, resulting in the deaths of five people and the evacuation of Congress from the building when the legislative body planned to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory.

“In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action,” Twitter released.

 It added that “Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open.

“However, we made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other things.”

 

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