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Facebook and YouTube have removed a video of Trump addressing supporters; Facebook says it risked adding to violence, YouTube says it violated election rules (Makena Kelly/The Verge)

Makena Kelly / The Verge: Facebook and YouTube have removed a video of Trump addressing supporters; Facebook says it risked adding to violence, YouTube says it violated election rules  —  YouTube also removed it, but Twitter left it up  —  As rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, Facebook removed a video … Facebook and

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This is an emergency situation and we are taking appropriate emergency measures, including removing President Trump's video. We removed it because on balance we believe it contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence. (Guy Rosen/@guyro)

Guy Rosen / @guyro: This is an emergency situation and we are taking appropriate emergency measures, including removing President Trump’s video. We removed it because on balance we believe it contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence. This is an emergency situation and we are taking appropriate emergency measures, including removing President

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Trump’s election attacks on Twitter spark new online calls for violence as rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol

President Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday to call for calm mere hours after he sought to rally his supporters outside the U.S. Capitol, sending mixed messages that incited real-world violence and forced congressional lawmakers into a lockdown. Trump’s election attacks on Twitter spark new online calls for violence as rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol

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After labeling some Trump tweets due to "risk of violence", Twitter appears to have removed at least three Trump tweets, including the video to his supporters (Karissa Bell/Engadget)

Karissa Bell / Engadget: After labeling some Trump tweets due to “risk of violence”, Twitter appears to have removed at least three Trump tweets, including the video to his supporters  —  The company says it’s ‘exploring other escalated enforcement actions.’ After labeling some Trump tweets due to "risk of violence", Twitter appears to have removed

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As a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building, Facebook and Twitter allowed Trump to cheer them on using their platforms (Ryan Mac/BuzzFeed News)

Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: As a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building, Facebook and Twitter allowed Trump to cheer them on using their platforms  —  As rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, President Donald Trump clung to his last vestiges of power: his social media accounts. As a mob of

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