New video undercuts claim Twitter censored pro-Trump views before Jan. 6
Posted on AllSides June 23rd, 2023
From The Left
Jose Luis Magana/AP
On Jan. 5, 2021, the lawyers and specialists on Twitter’s safety policy team, which set rules about violent content, were bracing for a day of brutality in Washington. In the weeks since President Donald Trump had tweeted a call for his supporters to gather in the nation’s capital for a protest he promised would be “wild,” the site had erupted with pledges of political vengeance and plans for a military-style assault.
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