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Facebook and Twitter doubt the veracity of a text about the opposition presidential candidate Joe Biden. Donald Trump reacts angrily. His spokesperson’s Twitter account is said to have been blocked.
US President Donald Trump has harshly criticized Facebook and Twitter for blocking access to a critical article about opposition presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son. Internet company stocks are “so terrible,” Trump wrote on Twitter Wednesday. The president added that the New York Post report on the Bidens was “just the beginning for them.” There is “nothing worse than a corrupt politician.”
So terrible that Facebook and Twitter removed the story from the “Smoking Gun” emails related to Sleepy Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, @NYPost. For them it is only the beginning. There is nothing worse than a corrupt politician. REPEAL SECTION 230 !!! https://t.co/g1RJFpIVUZ
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 14, 2020
Campaign team: Twitter blocks Trump spokeswoman’s account
Additionally, Trump’s campaign team accused Twitter of blocking the private account of White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany. The election campaign team posted a screenshot Wednesday night (local time) on Twitter, which was intended to show the short message service notification, which was only visible to McEnany, that his account had been blocked. . To justify the blockade, reference was made to a tweet by McEnany in which he referred to the report on Biden. Initially there were no comments from Twitter.
On his official government account, McEnany wrote to Twitter and Facebook: “Censorship must be condemned!” McEnany’s personal profile was still available Wednesday night. Apparently the ban prevented her from posting something herself.
The “New York Post” claims in the controversial article that he gained access to a computer that was used by Hunter Biden. The conservative tabloid allegedly found information on the device that former Vice President Biden was involved in his son’s business in Ukraine. Trump’s election challenger has repeatedly denied it.
Biden’s campaign team rejects reports
According to the “New York Post”, the alleged computer information should prove that Hunter Biden introduced a Ukrainian businessman to his father when he was vice president and in this capacity he was responsible for US policy on Ukraine. Bidens’ campaign team rejected the report, denying that former President Barack Obama’s deputy had met the Ukrainian businessman.
Facebook and Twitter blocked links to the article. The reason they gave was that there were doubts about the veracity of the report. “This is part of our standard procedure against spreading false information,” said Facebook spokesman Andy Stone. Twitter justified its approach with questions about the “origin of materials” of the article.
Ukraine affair led to impeachment
Hunter Biden’s previous business activities in Ukraine had been the starting point of the Ukraine affair, which led to an impeachment trial against Trump. Biden’s son had been on the board of directors of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma when his father was vice president. In June 2019, Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj to investigate corruption against the Bidens.
When the content of the phone call came to light, opposition Democrats accused the president of abusing his office for election campaign purposes and initiated the impeachment process in Congress. In Trump’s Republican-dominated Senate, the president was acquitted last February.
The “New York Post” published its current critical article on the Bidens almost three weeks before the presidential election. In polls, Trump lags behind Biden. This applies to both national and multi-state polls that are considered critical to the election.
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