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Twitter flags Trump's tweet again for violating 'glorifying violence' rule

Twitter flagged the tweet, which is now only visible if one clicks on Twitter's flag.

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President Trump, who is seeking a second term in November, has already threatened to shut down social media platforms.

BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi
Twitter has flagged a fresh tweet from US President Donald Trump for violating its rules about "glorifying violence", marking out the leader's posts for a second time.

This comes hours Trump signed an executive order aimed at stripping social media giants like Twitter and Facebook of legal immunity for the content posted by third-party users.

The move came after Trump tweeted that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" in reference to the ongoing unrest in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed African American man who died as he was pleading for air when a white

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