Twitter temporarily restricts Donald Trump Jr.'s account after he posts video claiming masks are unnecessary

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(CNN) Twitter restricted Donald Trump Jr.'s ability to tweet after he posted a video featuring a doctor making false claims about coronavirus cures and stating that people "don't need masks" to prevent the virus from spreading, a Twitter spokesperson said Tuesday.

Some of the account's functionality, including the ability to tweet, will be limited for 12 hours, the spokesperson said.

The video, which was published by the right-wing media outlet Breitbart News and went viral online on Monday, featured a group of doctors making false and dubious claims related to coronavirus, including that masks are unnecessary.

Twitter TWTR Facebook FB and YouTube removed the video after it started to go viral.

President Donald Trump also retweeted multiple versions of the video on Twitter, but he did not upload a version of the video to the site. His son did, which is why Twitter only took action against Trump Jr.'s account, a company spokesperson said.

GentlemenBehold on July 28th, 2020 at 17:53 UTC »

The "doctor" in the video also claims that alien DNA is put into vaccines to make people go to church less and that dream sex with demons is the cause for many diseases and ailments.

And the president retweeted her as a credible source.

ReadItSteveO on July 28th, 2020 at 17:12 UTC »

This quote from Junior says everything you need to know. He is longing for daddy’s approval:

When I spent time with my father, it wasn't playing ball in the back yard. I came to his office and listened to him do business or sat in on meetings. I walked job sites. On Saturday, we'd see my grandfather in Queens for a couple hours, and then he'd say, 'Let's go collect rent!'

sapientia-maxima on July 28th, 2020 at 17:00 UTC »

When trump pushes the FCC to hold social media accountable for user content, this is the outcome you can expect.