Twitter Restricts Donald Trump Jr.'s Account Over COVID-19 Misinformation

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Twitter Restricts Donald Trump Jr.'s Account Over COVID-19 Misinformation
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Twitter has put a 12-hour restriction on Donald Trump Jr.'s account — saying he put out a tweet that violated the platform's rules about 'sharing misinformation on COVID-19.'

Twitter confirms it has placed temporary restrictions on the account of Donald Trump Jr., shown here speaking at an event last month in Phoenix.Twitter confirms it has placed temporary restrictions on the account of Donald Trump Jr., shown here speaking at an event last month in Phoenix.Twitter put a 12-hour restriction on Donald Trump Jr.'s account, saying the president's son put out a tweet that contained"misleading and potentially harmful" information about the coronavirus.

The news emerged after a person close to Trump Jr. — Republican political strategist Andrew Surabian — posted a screenshot showing what appeared to be a message to Trump Jr. alerting him of a temporary limit on his account based on the company's policy on spreading misinformation on COVID-19. Twitter confirmed the restriction in a subsequent tweet, emphasizing the action was a temporary limit on some of his account's features and not a permanent suspension.

This account has not been permanently suspended. Per the screenshot, the Tweet requires deletion because it violates our rules , and the account will have limited functionality for 12 hours. More in our rules:

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