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2020-06-12 18:53:05.01142+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Facebook Account Copying Trump's Posts Word-for-Word Gets Flagged for Inciting Violence
The warning was received yesterday by "Will they suspend me"—a profile conducting an experiment sharing Trump's updates verbatim to see how the platform responds. It uses the handle @suspendthepres on Twitter, where the test is also ongoing.
The notice forced the deletion of a post that remained untouched on the president's own page, containing the phrase "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." It warned that the account would face a 24-hour suspension if it broke the policies again.