A threatening phrase against Vice President Mike Pence has been blocked on Twitter after it became a trend late Friday.
The phrase has been chanted by MAGA crowds during Wednesday’s riots after Pence declined to overturn the Electoral College Votes for Trump.
“We blocked the phrase and other variations of it from trending,” the company said in a statement. “We want trends to promote healthy discussions on Twitter.”
“This means that at times, we may prevent certain content from trending. As per our Help Center, there are Rules for trends – if we identify accounts that violate these rules, we’ll take enforcement action.”
A reporter tweeted a screenshot of the trend before it was removed showing that it had been tweeted more than 14,000 times but mostly while quoting the “insurrectionists.”
