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Twitter headquarters are bracing for a possible "Pro-Trump" rally this Monday, after the social network permanently blocked the account of even U.S. President Donald Trump last week.
Twitter, which has more than 340 million active users worldwide, of which nearly 60 million are in the U.S., decided last Friday to permanently suspend the U.S. president's account, as it determined that Trump's recent tweets violated the company's Glorification of Violence policies.
And is that, various US media have reported that, although there is no official news about a mass demonstration, traffic has been detected in various social networks that incites supporters of Donald Trump to go to the headquarters of Twitter this Monday.
The suspension of the account was given a few days after supporters of the U.S. president in office, broke into the Capitol when he was certifying the victory of Joe Biden in the elections of November 3, 2020, and where, because of the incident, five people lost their lives.
It is noteworthy that the thousands of employees of the social network that is located in San Francisco, which normally would be working in their offices, do not come since March 2020, when the pandemic began by COVID-19, which caused them to work remotely.
For their part, San Francisco police said they are prepared for the possible rally on Market Street.
"The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) has reached out to Twitter representatives," said Officer Adam Lobsinger. "We will have sufficient resources available to respond to demonstrations as well as calls for service throughout the city."
He further emphasized that SFPD is committed to facilitating the public's right to First Amendment free speech expressions, however, he noted that all those who seek to exercise their right must be considerate, respectful, and mindful of the safety of others.
On Sunday afternoon, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a Twitter spokesman said the company "respects people's right to express their opinions.
"While we respect people's right to express their opinions, we have been transparent about the factors that led to our decision last week ?to permanently suspend Trump's account," the spokesman said in an email.
Twitter was not the only network that took restrictive measures against President Donald Trump because of his comments, as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube, also joined the blockade, while Apple and Google have removed Parler, a social network that Trump supporters began to use to demonstrate, from their application platforms.
