The Trump campaign cries censorship after Twitter removes a video about George Floyd on copyright grounds
Twitter removed a video posted by the Trump campaign's official account after the company received a copyright complaint.
The video was a four-minute speech by the president about the death of George Floyd, played over stills and clips from the protests. This isn't the first time Twitter has removed a video from Trump on copyright grounds. In 2019 it took down a meme of his because it used a clip from Nickelback's "Photograph."Twitter has taken down a video tribute to George Floyd posted by the Trump campaign's official account, further escalating tensions with the president.
The video, posted by @TeamTrump on Wednesday, is almost four minutes long and features a speech from the president played over various photos and videos to sad piano music. In it Trump describes the murder of George Floyd as a "grave tragedy," and says his memory is being "dishonored by rioters, looters, and anarchists." He also claims "violence and vandalism is being led by antifa and other radical left-wing groups." The video, entitled "Healing, not Hatred" is still up on the president'sA Twitter spokesperson told The Hill it took the video down on Thursday after the copyright owner of one of the images complained.
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