Twitter has banned Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, from tweeting for 12 hours. Such action has been taken against him for posting a video on the benefits of the drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been shown to be ineffective in the treatment of corona.
Despite warnings from experts and despite scientific evidence, Donald Trump has promoted hydroxychloroquine as effective in corona. He said that he has taken this medicine himself. According to Trump, this drug is a ‘game changer’ in Corona. His son was banned from promoting the drug.
As a reason for the ban against Donald Trump Jr., the Twitter authorities said that the video message he posted was against our policy to prevent the spread of false information about Covid-19. However, during the ban, Trump Jr. will be able to browse Twitter and exchange messages.
According to a report on Tuesday, Twitter told: “We have taken this step in line with our policy.”
Mainstream social media in the United States is taking steps to spread false information about the coronavirus.
Andy surabian, a spokesman for Donald Trump Jr., told that Twitter authorities made to beyond their own boundaries.
Earlier, Twitter authorities labeled President Donald Trump’s post as “fact-check”.
News Room, july 29,2020