SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Twitter announced that it is permanently suspending Jacob Wohl, a 21-year-old Internet hoaxer and supporter of President Donald Trump, following the publication of a USA TODAY article in which he boasted of using the social media platform to spread lies and disinformation. In the article published Tuesday [2-26-19] morning, Wohl disclosed what he claimed were his plans to create ‘enormous left-wing properties,’ including Facebook and Twitter accounts, before the 2020 presidential election in order ‘to steer the left-wing votes in the primaries to what we feel are weaker candidates compared with Trump.’ Throughout the day, Twitter users had messaged the platform’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, demanding that the company take action against Wohl. In announcing the suspension Tuesday afternoon, Twitter said in a statement: ‘The account was suspended for multiple violations of the Twitter Rules, specifically creating and operating fake accounts.’ According to Twitter, after Wohl bragged of his intentions to violate its rules against the creation of fake or misleading accounts, the company scrutinized his activity on the platform and found he already created multiple fake accounts.”
–Gus Garcia-Roberts, “Twitter bans Trump-supporting hoaxster after USA TODAY exposé,” USA Today, February 26, 2019 8:56 pm