Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the most followed social media leader in the world after the banning of the Twitter account of the current US President Donald Trump. ۔ Twitter has announced that it has permanently suspended Donald Trump's account due to "threats of violence and incitement". Four days ago, Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building, killing five people, including a police officer.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi currently has 64.7 million followers, while Donald Trump had 88.7 million followers before the account was suspended. However, the most followed leader on social media is former US President Barack Obama, who has 127.9 million followers. US President-elect Joe Biden has 23.3 million followers. India's Union Home Minister Amit Shah currently has 24.2 million followers. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has 21.2 million followers.
The unusual move by the California-based social media company came after Donald Trump tweeted that he would not attend the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden on January 20. Twitter said in a statement on Friday: "After a thorough investigation of recent tweets from Donald Trump's account, and in particular the issue of his interpretation on Twitter and beyond, we have moved on. The account has been permanently suspended due to the threat of violence.
Thousands of supporters of incumbent President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday and clashed with police, killing five people and injuring several others. At the time of the accident, the constitutional process of sealing Biden's victory in the November 3 election was underway. Immediately after the accident, Twitter closed Donald Trump's account indefinitely for 12 hours. Facebook has already suspended Donald Trump's Facebook account and Instagram account, which has been closed since Biden was sworn in. Earlier this week, YouTube also removed several videos of Donald Trump's rallies, in which he addressed his supporters. In addition to Donald Trump, Twitter also blocked the accounts of his former national security adviser Michael Flynn and pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
