The New York Times reports:
Days after restricting one of President Trump’s posts from view for glorifying violence, Twitter went at it again.
On Monday, the social media service used the same label to hide a message by Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida — which likened those who were protesting police violence to terrorists and called for them to be hunted down. The move also meant that the tweet could not be retweeted or liked, to prevent it from being amplified.
“Now that we clearly see Antifa as terrorists, can we hunt them down like we do those in the Middle East?” Mr. Gaetz had tweeted on Monday, referring to the far-left anti-fascist activist movement.
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) June 1, 2020
Their warning is my badge of honor.
Antifa is a terrorist organization, encouraging riots that hurt Americans.
Our government should hunt them down. Twitter should stop enabling them.
I’ll keep saying it. https://t.co/Nw3HFec53C
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) June 2, 2020
God is still here.
So am I. https://t.co/POx8zyqhDY— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) June 2, 2020
We hunt down terrorists in the Middle East by having our government (not vigilantes) monitor their communications, freeze their money and stop them from committing attacks.
American lives, businesses & property are more deserving of our strong protection than distant sand dunes. https://t.co/5pNSny53cH
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) June 1, 2020