Facebook, X rush to delete Trump attacker Ryan Wesley Routh from social media


Social media companies including Meta’s Facebook and Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) are rushing to delete the pages associated with Ryan Wesley Routh from their platforms.

While X has removed Routh’s profile from its platform, Facebook has removed all the posts he shared on his profile. Meta has not deleted Routh’s profile from Facebook yet. LinkedIn has also removed his profile from its platform.

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Source: MSN News


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