Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts

By Elizabeth Culliford, Katie Paul and Joseph Menn
Updated January 7 2021 - 5:24pm, first published 5:19pm
Social media companies have taken down Donald Trump's video message to his protesting supporters.
Social media companies have taken down Donald Trump's video message to his protesting supporters.

Twitter and Facebook have temporarily locked the accounts of US President Donald Trump, as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the presidential election amid riots in the capital that have left four people dead.

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