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Don't 'censor' Trump, top House Republican says after Facebook locks president's account

Free Speech,Donald Trump,Facebook,Censorship,Social Media,Technology,Online Censorship

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President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be locked through at least Inauguration Day, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday, amid Democratic calls for social media companies to expel him permanently for inciting Wednesday's deadly violence in the Capitol.

But a leading House Republican on tech issues warned against "censoring" the president, saying Trump should instead use his access to tens of millions of followers to "lower the temperature" on social media.

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