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The Trump administration reportedly told Facebook and Twitter to remove posts that call for tearing down statues

The pedestal where the statue of Confederate general Albert Pike remains empty after it was toppled by protesters at Judiciary square in Washington, DC on June 20, 2020The Trump administration is reportedly pressuring social media outlets to take action against posts that encourage toppling statues and other "criminal activity" amid nationwide protests.

The Department of Homeland Security sent a series of letters to companies including Facebook, Apple, Google, Twitter, and Snapchat encouraging them to take action against such posts,The letter reportedly does not take issue with any specific posts, but claims that social media has encouraged "burglary, arson, aggravated assault, rioting, looting, and defacing public property.

Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf sent letters to companies including Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Snapchat Friday claiming that social media sites have enabled "burglary, arson, aggravated assault, rioting, looting, and defacing public property," The Washington Post

 

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Which is what they shoulddo

realDonaldTrump, the dictator want to be has spoken and they better listen or he'll get on twitter and whine like the baby he is 🤣🤣🤣

Wait til the executive order comes down....snarf.

Because Trump and co-conspirators do not support free speech.

If you are communist, keep social distance and go to live in a communist country; otherwise you could contaminate, deceived and ruin the lives of others with your ideas.

The nerve!!!! 😡

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