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\nUS President Donald Trump will be subject to the same Twitter rules as any other user when president-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20, the social media company has confirmed.
\nTwitter places \u201cpublic interest\u201d notices on some rule-breaking tweets from world leaders that would otherwise be removed. Such tweets from political candidates and elected or government officials are instead hidden by a warning and Twitter takes action to restrict their reach.
\nBut the company said this rule does not apply to former heads of state or prime ministers. \u201cThis policy framework applies to current world leaders and candidates for office, and not private citizens when they no longer hold these positions,\u201d a Twitter spokesman said.
\nIt has added warnings and labels to tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account, including many since Tuesday\u2019s election that made unfounded allegations of voting fraud. It first hid one of his tweets behind a \u201cpublic interest\u201d label in May when the president contravened the company\u2019s policy against glorifying violence.
\nUnder Facebook Inc\u2019s policies, it appears that after Mr Biden takes office in January, Mr Trump\u2019s posts will also lose their exemption from review by the site\u2019s third-party fact-checking partners. Facebook\u2019s online policy says it defines politicians, whose posts are exempt from fact-checking, as candidates running for office, current office-holders and many of their Cabinet appointees, along with political parties and their leaders.
\nIt says: \u201cFormer candidates for office or former officials continue to be covered by our third-party fact-checking programme.\u201d Facebook did not reply to questions about how it would treat Trump\u2019s account.
\nMr Biden\u2019s victory on Saturday in Pennsylvania put the Democratic presidential candidate over the threshold of 270 Electoral College votes needed to clinch the presidency. Republican Mr Trump has not conceded and has vowed to challenge the outcome in court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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