Pascal Oparada
According to Twitter rules, President Donald Trump enjoys an immunity which shields him from being heavily censored on social media networks like Facebook and Twitter.
In the last couple of days since the election started, Trump has sent out a barrage of tweets which the social media platform termed misleading and therefore, flagged them.
A Twitter spokesman told Mail Online that because of the company’s policy of giving world leaders and politicians a preference on their platform, most of Trump’s tweets have been allowed to go, but slapped with a warning label.
“Twitter’s approach to world leaders, candidates, and public officials is based on the principle that people should be able to choose to see what their leaders are saying with clear context
“This means that we may apply warnings and labels, and limit engagement to certain Tweets. This policy framework applies to current world leaders and candidates for office, and not private citizens when they no longer hold these positions.”
It means that as soon as Trump leaves the Oval Office, he could be stripped of this privilege and could see his tweets deleted or, in extreme cases, his account outrightly suspended or deleted.
Since the polls closed, Trump has made what many called baseless allegations of voter fraud and claimed that the Democrats are trying to ‘steal’ the election.
Rather than being taken down, Twitter has slammed them with warning labels and prevented them from being liked or retweeted.
Analysts believe that should he lose the election, the remaining days of his presidency could be used to tighten regulations on social media sites.
Trump has consistently shunned mainstream media, which he calls fake news and instead turned to Twitter to air his views.
In just 280 characters he has shaken markets, ridiculed his opponents and shattered traditional avenues of diplomacy by stoking tension with global leaders, analysts say.