White House holds social media summit

The White House on Thursday held a social media summit which gathered mostly conservative social media personalities.

"On behalf of the nation, it's very important what you're doing," U.S. President Donald Trump told the bloggers, YouTubers, Twitter users and other attendees.

Trump, an avid Twitter user, accused the tech company of diminishing his posts.

"It goes up, and then they take it down," he told the crowd.

Judd Deere, a White House spokesman, said the event was a platform for Trump to meet with social media personalities.

"Earlier this year, the White House launched a tool to allow Americans, regardless of their political views, to share how they have been affected by bias online. After receiving thousands of responses, the president wants to engage directly with these digital leaders in a discussion on the power of social media," Deere said in an email.

Critics said the attendees were mostly conservative activists who shared unverified smears against Democrats and spread conspiracy theories that worked in Trump's favor.

(CGTN)