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Twitter disabled a video that was retweeted by Trump following a copyright complaint from Linkin Park

Kiara Keane   

Twitter disabled a video that was retweeted by Trump following a copyright complaint from Linkin Park
  • A video retweeted by Donald Trump from White House social media director Dan Scavino's account has been removed due to a copyright complaint.
  • In place of the video, which features music from Linkin Park, a note now reads that it was disabled "in response to a report by the copyright owner."
  • A statement issued via Linkin Park's official Twitter account confirmed that "a cease and desist has been issued."
  • Trump has faced several copyright complaints regarding his Twitter account in recent months, including one from The New York Times in May.

Twitter has removed a video that was retweeted by President Trump following a copyright complaint.

The "campaign-style" video featuring music from Linkin Park was taken down on Saturday, according to Reuters.

The clip, which was retweeted from White House social media director Dan Scavino's account, has now been replaced by a notice that reads: "This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner."

A Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice was issued by Machine Shop Entertainment, which is owned by Linkin Park, according to The Guardian.

A tweet shared on Linkin Park's official account on Sunday said: "Linkin Park did not and does not endorse Trump, nor authorize his organization to use any of our music. A cease and desist has been issued."

"We respond to valid copyright complaints sent to us by a copyright owner or their authorized representatives," a Twitter representative said.

Trump has clashed several times with Twitter in recent months, after it attached a fact-checking notice to two of his tweets on May 27. They advised users to "get the facts" on the tweets promoting a conspiracy theory about mail-in ballots.

On May 29, the platform placed a click-through block on a tweet from the president following the death of George Floyd that stated, "when the looting starts, the shooting starts," and said that it was "glorifying violence."

In June, a photo that Trump had tweeted of himself was removed from the social media platform over a copyright complaint from the New York Times.

It also removed a video of a speech by Trump discussing the death of George Floyd that featured images and clips of protests. Once again, citing a copyright complaint, it had been shared by the Trump campaign's official account in June.

Following this incident, a Trump campaign spokesman said that Twitter was "making up the rules as they go along."

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