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Twitter hides Trump tweet for 'glorifying violence'

Twitter hid a tweet from President Donald Trump on Friday, accusing him of breaking its rules by “glorifying violence” in a message that said looters at protests in Minneapolis would be shot.

A screenshot of a tweet by U.S President Donald Trump posted on May 29, 2020. [Twitter/@realDonaldTrump via REUTERS]

Twitter’s decision to step in, at a time of racially charged civil unrest in cities across the United States, escalates a feud between Trump and tech companies.

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