Twitter to remove content that wishes Trump's death by COVID: Reports
Afterthe US PresidentDonald Trumpand his wife Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday, many took to Twitter to slamTrumpfor mishandling the pandemic.
Some people also wished ill health and death upon the President after he declared being infected. However, the social media giant Twitter has said that all tweets that wish death ofTrumpviolate its policies and will removed from the platform, a local publication Motherboard claimed.
Twitter said all such tweets violate Twitter’s “Abusive Behavior policy”, and could also lead to suspension of such accounts.
This announcement gained some criticism for the social media platform as some users claimed of receiving such messages and threats quite frequently, and called it to be a 'surprising' move.
However, Twitter quickly dismissed such allegations and cleared the confusion by stating that such malicious content against anyone will not be tolerated.
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"Tweets that wish or hope for death, serious bodily harm or fatal disease against *anyone* are not allowed and will need to be removed. this does not automatically mean suspension.," Twitter Comms tweeted.
"President Trump and the first lady have paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19. The news shows the severity of the US’ pandemic situation. It will impose a negative impact on the image of Trump and the US, and may also negatively affect his reelection," Hu Xijin, Editor, Globa Timestweeted.
Meanwhile, many other world leaders such as Kim Jong Un, Narendra Modi andTrump'sDemocratic rivalJoe Bidenand his running mateKamala Harriswished the President and the First lady a speedy and full recovery from the virus.