No more Trump tweets!

Hallelujah.

Permanent suspension of Trump is a step further than other social media platforms have gone. Facebook announced Thursday that it would be suspending his access until at the least Biden's inauguration with the potential for it being extended indefinitely further. As supporters of the president stormed the Capitol, Trump used social media to continue spreading misinformation about the November election, which he lost. Twitter had previously taken down two of his posts Wednesday — a video urging his supporters who broke into the Capitol to retreat while simultaneously praising the mob and repeating false claims about voter fraud, and another tweet with a similar message. Trump deleted those posts and was allowed to start tweeting again Thursday morning. With that ability back he posted a video urging peace and calm, followed by two tweets striking a markedly different tone.

“The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!" the first post read.

“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th," he said shortly after.

Twitter chose to act based on those last tweets.

"Due to the ongoing tensions in the United States, and an uptick in the global conversation in regards to the people who violently stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, these two Tweets must be read in the context of broader events in the country and the ways in which the President’s statements can be mobilized by different audiences, including to incite violence, as well as in the context of the pattern of behavior from this account in recent weeks," Twitter explained.

  The Hill

He can now just scream into the void. Or on Parler.

Many free speech activists have cautioned that permanently removing world leaders, despite their dangerous posts, could set worrying precedent for censorship.

Twitter explained in its blog post that the tweet about not attending the inauguration "is being received by a number of his supporters as further confirmation that the election was not legitimate" and could "serve as encouragement to those potentially considering violent acts that the Inauguration would be a 'safe' target, as he will not be attending."

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Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller pushed back, calling the ban "disgusting."

"Big Tech wants to cancel all 75M @realDonaldTrump supporters," he posted on Twitter. "If you don’t think they’re coming for you next, you’re wrong."

Not if they don't post violence-inciting shit. And they still have Parler.

Twitter also noted that it has seen plans for further armed action "including a proposed secondary attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17, 2021" proliferating on the platform.

And don't forget the Million Militia March on January 20.