Trump Slams Social Media Companies For 'Silencing Millions Of People'

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 24th August, 2018) US President Donald Trump on Friday criticized social media firms for "silencing millions of people," calling such a behavior an act of "censorship."

"Social Media Giants are silencing millions of people. Cant do this even if it means we must continue to hear Fake news like CNN, whose ratings have suffered gravely. People have to figure out what is real, and what is not, without censorship!" Trump said on Twitter.

On Tuesday, Twitter removed more than 280 accounts for coordinated manipulation, including a number that originated from Iran.

Meanwhile, Facebook said it removed more than 650 pages and accounts for inauthentic behavior that can be linked to Iran and other pages linked to Russia.