The latest episode of friction between the US president and the social network, Twitter deactivated, Saturday, July 18, a video shared by Donald Trump after a complaint for copyright infringement.
The video, which sounded like a campaign post and included music from rock band Linkin Park, disappeared from Donald Trump’s thread on Saturday night with a Twitter notification saying it acted on a complaint from the rights owner. ‘author. The president retweeted the video from the White House director of social media Dan Scavino.
“We respond to complaints”
“We respond to valid complaints of copyright infringement sent to us by the owners of these rights or their authorized representatives”, a Twitter representative explained via email. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The context is tense between the White House and Twitter, which has disabled or commented on several Tweet from Donald Trump in recent months for copyright infringement or violation of social network rules prohibiting the apology of violence.