'This is part of our standard process to reduce the spread of misinformation,' a Facebook employee said after many questioned the extreme action.

'It is time they either allow free speech or the government should strip Facebook of their Digital Millennium Copyright Act protections.'

Twitter has again decided President Donald Trump cannot speak his mind about COVID-19.

'There's no way Facebook can police everything. The site carries billions of posts. I wish they'd just let the information flow.'

Based on the social media giant's criteria, it almost certainly won't be Twitter's last time going after President Donald Trump.

Tech employees have a history of contributing to Democratic presidential candidates and overwhelmingly backed Hillary Clinton in 2016.

'Facebook is removing death threats or content targeted directly at the president that wishes him death,' a Facebook spokeswoman said.

Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said tech companies used to 'welcome lively debate about ideas and society.'

The social media giant said it has 'designated the shooting in Kenosha a mass murder and [is] removing posts in support of the shooter.'