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Newshour: 09/01/2021 13:06 GMT: Trump accuses Twitter of 'banning free speech'

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09/01/2021 13:06 GMT: Trump accuses Twitter of 'banning free speech'

BBC World Service - Newshour, Trump accuses Twitter of 'banning free speech'

His allies say decision to close his account amounts to an attack on free speech

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US President Donald Trump has been permanently suspended from Twitter "due to the risk of further incitement of violence", the company says. It comes amid a Big Tech purge of the online platforms used by Mr Trump and his supporters. And the President is also facing another impeachment.

Kim Jong Un threatens to expand his country's nuclear arsenal. So how will Jo Biden manage North Korea.

And as one of Europe's most enduring politicians comes to the end of her career, how will her successor come close to matching Germany's Angela Merkel.

(Photo: Donald Trump posted a video on Twitter following his earlier suspension. Credit: Reuters)

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