Shortly after the president tweeted on Saturday morning saying, "I WON THE ELECTION IN A LANDSLIDE, but remember, I only think in terms of legal votes, not all of the fake voters and fraud that miraculously floated in from everywhere! What a disgrace!", users found themselves unable to like the tweet, however, they could still retweet it.
Several users noted the change on the platform early Saturday, which was first applied to Trump's tweet that claimed the "people of the United States were cheated, and our Country is disgraced" following the Supreme Court's latest refusal on Friday to hear a longshot bid to overturn the results.
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When users attempted to like or reply to the tweets, they were instead met with a messaging explaining why Twitter had disabled the features.
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"We try to prevent a Tweet like this that otherwise breaks the Twitter Rules from reaching more people, so we've disabled most of the ways to engage with it," the label said.
But hours after, just before 10 a.m., with no public statement from Twitter, it appeared to have changed course, allowing users to like the tweets after first presenting a large warning that the contents of the post were disputed.
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A Twitter spokesperson told the Washington Examiner on Saturday morning that it "inadvertently took action to limit engagements" and that the "action has been reversed."
Twitter placed a label on the president's tweet that reads, "This claim about election fraud is disputed," and it provided a link to more information. The spokesperson claimed the label will remain on the tweet "in line with our Civic Integrity Policy policy it will continue to be labeled in order to give more context for anyone who might see the Tweet."
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As part of its effort to combat misinformation and disinformation on the platform ahead of the election, Twitter earlier this year limited users' ability to retweet posts, adding "extra friction" in encouraging them to comment rather than sharing them without context.
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"Throughout the year, we made product changes and policy updates to encourage more thoughtful consideration and reduce the potential for misleading information to spread on Twitter," the social media platform's representative continued.
Despite Trump's flouting of Twitter policies throughout his tenure as president, the company has long said it allowed his account to remain without suspension or termination because his posts were deemed newsworthy and of public interest despite their violation of the Twitter rules.
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Earlier this year, Twitter began fact-checking some of Trump's posts, sparking anger and executive action from the president, who alleged that social-media companies were biased against conservatives.
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Trump has repeatedly challenged the outcome of the election, which he lost to President-elect Joe Biden. The president, his campaign, and his supporters have said that the election was rigged against him, and they have sought legal remedies to overturn the results, but they have made limited progress on this front.
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