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Trump threatens to shutter social media companies after Twitter warning

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to keep watch over or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc for the main time added a warning to a couple of of his tweets prompting readers to fact check out the president's claims.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president's claims.

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