Police Brace For Possible Protest At Twitter Headquarters

San Francisco CA

11 January, 2021

12:16 PM

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Barricades surround the San Francisco headquarters building of Twitter and there is a strong police presence ahead of a possible protest Monday over the social media platform's decision to permanently ban President Donald Trump. "SFPD has been in contact with representatives from Twitter," Officer Adam Lobsinger said. "We will have sufficient resources available to respond to any demonstrations as well as calls for service citywide. "The San Francisco Police Department is committed to facilitating the public's right to First Amendment expressions of free speech," Lobsinger continued. "We ask that everyone exercising their First Amendment rights be considerate, respectful, and mindful of the safety of others." On Friday, Twitter announced in a blog post "we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence." The action came two days after the violent takeover of the U.S. capitol building by Trump supporters, encouraged by the president who insisted that the election was stolen from him. See Twitter's complete statement on the suspension of the president's account. — Patch editor Bea Karnes and Bay City News contributed to this story