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San Francisco Police Brace For Pro-Trump Demonstration At Twitter Headquarters
Days after social media giant Twitter banned President Donald Trump from its platform in the wake of a violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol, San Francisco police were bracing for a demonstration by his supporters early Monday at the company’s Market Street headquarters.
While there has been no official word about a mass demonstration, there has been social media traffic urging supporters of the President to gather at Twitter headquarters.
Fortunately, the thousands of Twitter employees who would normally be at work Monday have not been in the building since March 2020 when they were told to work remotely because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
In a statement to the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday night, a company spokesman said Twitter respects “people’s right to express their views.”
“While we respect people’s right to express their views, we’ve been transparent about the factors leading up to our decision last week,” the spokesperson said in an email. “We have nothing to add but wanted to confirm that we continue to have mandatory work from home guidance for Twitter employees.”
The San Francisco police also told the newspaper that they had plans in place — including the calling in of mutual aide from nearby law enforcement agencies — if needed.
Twitter announced Friday afternoon it had permanently suspended Trump’s account over concerns his tweets could incite violence.
In a statement the company released regarding the suspension, it said that Twitter officials had reviewed Trump’s tweets this past week and determined they violated the site’s policies.
The suspension comes just days after Trump supporters took over the U.S. Capitol by force, resulting in the deaths of five people and the evacuation of Congress from the building when the legislative body planned to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election win.
Days after social media giant Twitter banned President Donald Trump from its platform in the wake of a violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol, San Francisco police were bracing for a demonstration by his supporters early Monday at the company’s Market Street headquarters.
While there has been no official word about a mass demonstration, there has been social media traffic urging supporters of the President to gather at Twitter headquarters.
Fortunately, the thousands of Twitter employees who would normally be at work Monday have not been in the building since March 2020 when they were told to work remotely because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
In a statement to the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday night, a company spokesman said Twitter respects “people’s right to express their views.”
“While we respect people’s right to express their views, we’ve been transparent about the factors leading up to our decision last week,” the spokesperson said in an email. “We have nothing to add but wanted to confirm that we continue to have mandatory work from home guidance for Twitter employees.”
The San Francisco police also told the newspaper that they had plans in place — including the calling in of mutual aide from nearby law enforcement agencies — if needed.
Twitter announced Friday afternoon it had permanently suspended Trump’s account over concerns his tweets could incite violence.
In a statement the company released regarding the suspension, it said that Twitter officials had reviewed Trump’s tweets this past week and determined they violated the site’s policies.
The suspension comes just days after Trump supporters took over the U.S. Capitol by force, resulting in the deaths of five people and the evacuation of Congress from the building when the legislative body planned to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election win.