(ETH) – San Francisco police are reportedly preparing for a pro-Trump protest at Twitter’s headquarters, which is a building which has been essentially abandoned since the start of the pandemic last year, with most Twitter employees working remotely.
This comes days following Twitter banning the president from using its service following the Capitol violence last week. “The San Francisco Police Department is aware of the possibility of a demonstration on the 1300 block of Market Street (Twitter) tomorrow, Monday, January 11, 2021.
SFPD has been in contact with representatives from Twitter. We will have sufficient resources available to respond to any demonstrations as well as calls for service citywide,” a police department spokesperson wrote in an email. “The San Francisco Police Department is committed to facilitating the public’s right to First Amendment expressions of free speech.
We ask that everyone exercising their First Amendment rights be considerate, respectful, and mindful of the safety of others.” According to The San Francisco Chronicle, noted that posts on a popular internet forum for Trump supporters who have relocated from Reddit called for the president’s adherents to protest his Twitter ban outside of the company’s headquarters on Monday.
