Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat lock US President Donald Trump’s accounts in wake of ‘violent’ protests in US Capitol

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat have temporarily locked the accounts of US President Donald Trump, as tech giants scramble to crack down on his baseless claims about the presidential election amid riots in the US Capitol.

Twitter hid three of the President’s tweets — including a video message repeating false claims that he won the election by a “landslide” — for “repeated and severe violations” of its civic integrity…