Twitter has announced that it had permanently banned President Trump from the platform “due to the risk of further incitement for violence”. After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.https://t.co/CBpE1I6j8Y — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 8, 2021 President Trump’s Twitter account has been permanently suspended after he incited his supporters to storm the Capitol. After the pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol, on Wednesday, Twitter warned him that “additional violations of the Twitter Rules” would potentially result in a permanent ban. A day earlier, Trump was barred from using Facebook for the remainder of his term. Several other social networking platforms have also restricted Trump’s digital activity.