The State Department ordered diplomats to stop posting on social media after pro-Trump rioters stormed the United States Capitol, reports CNN, citing three diplomatic sources. Diplomats overseas were also told by the under secretary for public affairs to remove scheduled content for Facebook, Hootsuite and Twitter until told otherwise, and that planned social media posts from the State Department’s main accounts were also being suspended.
According to CNN, diplomats are usually only told to pause social media posts after a terrorist attack or major natural disaster.
As of late Wednesday evening in the United States, the main State Department …
