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When Social Network Giant Facebook, Twitter Prove that they could ‘molest’ the World

It all started as a slap against the US President Donald trump induced by his tweeting behaviors that were taken as a violation of Twitter polices. The former US President was banned on both Facebook and Twitter as a result of his online behavior that supported the Capital insurrection.
Trump’s ban was preceded with his incessant denial of the electoral victory of his political nemesis Joe Biden. The 45th POTUS alleged that the election was rigged in favor of Biden. Twitter was his major platform of firing venomous words. 
Twitter claimed that he had breached the company’s glorification of violence policy, after sending tweets that showed his alignment to the riotous act. The social network platform started with slapping labels on Trump’s tweets by suggesting that “This claim about election flag is disputed.”
When Trump faced a similar ban from Youtube, it was a confirmation that tech giants had the ability to rule the world by shutting powerful persons who violate their policy guidelines.
The fact that Twitter, Facebook and Google, all based in the US, can silence the president of the United States from their platforms is a proof of how the world can be toyed around with tough rules, which might encroach to the point of depriving users their online freedom.
On Wednesday, Twitter affirmed that Trump’s tweets on the platform would not be restored by the National Archives. Facebook is still weighing if the former president would be returned on its platform after ban.
After suppressing Trump from major social networks, Facebook has continued to introduce a raft of measures to tame those who misuse their Facebook accounts. In 2019, Facebook received a serious backlash when details of more than 530 million users exposed were exposed to hackers.
The hack prompted Facebook to remove a feature that allowed users to search others users through phone numbers. 
The company, through its spokesperson, stated on a blog post, on Wednesday, that it would not be notifying those Facebook account holders who were affected by the hack. Facebook had acknowledged that there were ‘malicious actors’ who obtained data by “scrapping profiles.”
Facebook continues to introduce stringent policy guidelines. Most accounts are being elbowed out of Facebook due to policy violations. 
Apart from unblock, unfollow or hide people and posts, Facebook also allows its users to report potential violating content. Facebook accounts that contradict the set community standards risk being disabled.

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