SAN FRANCISCO: From January 20 next year when the US President-Elect Joe Biden takes office, Donald Trump will lose special privileges on Twitter and his tweets will be treated as any other user. Twitter gives special privileges to world leaders and some other officials, leaving rule-breaking content online if there's "a clear public interest value to keeping the tweet on the service."
"Twitter confirmed that Trump's @realDonaldTrump account will be subject to the same rules as any other user — including bans on inciting violence and posting false information about voting or the coronavirus pandemic," The Verge reported on Saturday as Biden won the White House.
"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," a company spokesperson was quoted as saying. (IANS)