The account was taken down after tweeting posts identical to former President Donald Trump’s messages on the blog.
Twitter has suspended an account replicating posts from former President Donald Trump’s new blog, saying it violated the company’s rules against ban evasion.
Why it’s a big deal: The incident shows that even after Trump’s suspension, Twitter is still having to make calls about his postings in other ways.
Fake Trump gets the boot: The account profile for @DJTDesk — an abbreviation for the former president’s new “From The Desk of Donald J. Trump” web page — was taken down after tweeting posts identical to his messages on the blog, according to screenshots tweeted by NBC News and other users. The account featured branding identical to Trump’s website, including the same profile picture and banner, according to the images.
Twitter and other social media platforms largely prohibit users from trying to circumvent bans by setting up alternative accounts for suspended individuals.
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Not their first go-around: After Trump’s prolific personal Twitter account @realDonaldTrump was permanently suspended by Twitter on Jan. 8, his aides sought to circumvent the ban by posting messages identical to his tweets on his campaign account and the official White House account. Twitter responded by permanently suspending the Trump campaign account and removing the White House tweets.
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Even after Donald Trump's suspension, Twitter is still having to make calls about his postings in other ways. That includes suspending an account replicating Trump's blog posts. https://t.co/tsall2sPxx
— POLITICO (@politico) May 6, 2021
I hear there are several pro-Trump Twitter accounts posting for him. Twitter needs to identify them and weed them out. However, that may be a daunting task. Trump whines that he has been canceled, but the fact is he has loyal supporters spreading his horse manure all over social media.
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