“Twitter’s extraordinary action against President Trump Friday night was driven both by the deadly rampage of his supporters in Washington and what the company said was a looming ‘secondary attack’ on the U.S. Capitol and state government facilities next weekend – a finding that tracks with the open threats of violence independent researchers have also found across the Web. Calls for widespread protests on the days leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden have been rampant online for weeks. These demonstrations are scheduled to culminate with what organizers have dubbed a ‘Million Militia March’ on January 20 itself, as Biden and Kamala Harris are to be sworn in on the same Capitol grounds that rioters overran on Wednesday.”
“As with the online chatter ahead of that assault on the Capitol, these calls to action have bristled with violent talk and vows to bring guns to Washington in defiance of the city’s strict weapons laws. Twitter cited some of these posts in its announcement Friday night stripping Trump of his account and preventing him from creating new ones in the future. Some event listings are openly discussing delivering ‘justice’ for Ashli Babbitt, a rioter and Air Force veteran who was fatally shot by police inside the Capitol Wednesday” – Washington Post.