Platforms quickly eliminate Donald Trump’s account or accounts affiliated with violence and pro-Trump conspiracies, such as QAnon and #StoptheSteal.
Here is a drop-down list:
Reddit:
- WHAT THE: Reddit has banned the “r / DonaldTrump” subreddit group, a spokesman for Axios confirmed on Friday.
- COMMENTARY: “Site-wide Reddit policies prohibit content that promotes hatred or encourages, glorifies, incites or calls for violence against groups of people or individuals. In line with this, we have proactively contacted moderators to remind them of our policies and to provide support or resources as needed, ”a spokesman told Axios.
- CONTEXT: Although it is not an official group or a page hosted by the president, it is one of the company’s largest political communities dedicated to supporting President Trump.
TWITCH:
- WHAT THE: Twitch deactivated Trump’s channel, citing the move as a “necessary step” to protect his community and “prevent Twitch from using it to incite further violence.”
- comment: “In light of yesterday’s shocking attack on the Capitol, we have deactivated President Trump’s Twitch channel. Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the incendiary rhetoric of the president, we believe this is a necessary step to protect our community and prevent the use of Twitch to incite further violence, “a spokesman for Axios said.
- CONTEXT: Twitch was one of the first platforms in June to temporarily ban Trump’s channel for nasty content around the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer.
BUY:
- WHAT THE: Shopify has eliminated two Trump-affiliated online stores – its organization and its campaign merchandise sites – for violating its policies to support violence.
- comment: “Shopify does not tolerate actions that invite violence. Based on recent events, we have determined that President Donald J. Trump’s actions violate our Acceptable Use Policy, which prohibits the promotion or support of organizations, platforms, or individuals who threaten or accept violence as another cause. As a result, we closed stores affiliated with President Trump. “- said a spokesman The Financial Times.
- CONTEXT: Shopify had been the farthest until Friday in moving Trump’s platform, as its stores were permanently removed, not temporarily deactivated.
TWITTER:
- WHAT THE: Twitter announced on Friday that the platform will ban it permanently President Trump’s account effective immediately.
- COMMENTARY: “After a careful analysis of the recent Tweets from @realDonaldTrump and the context around them, we have permanently suspended the account because of the risk of further incitement to violence, “Twitter said in a statement.
- CONTEXT: It is the strongest action taken by Twitter against the president’s account and comes in response to the “risk of further incitement to violence,” according to the social media company.
GOOGLE:
- WHAT THE: Google created Parler, a social application for far-right conservatives and extremists.
- comment: “To protect the safety of users on Google Play, our long-term policies require that apps that display user-generated content have moderation and enforcement policies that eliminate huge content, such as posts that incite violence,” he said. Google spokesperson.
- CONTEXT: Google’s move immediately suspends Parler, going beyond Apple’s previous decision to remove the app, unless it has a content moderation plan.
YOUTUBE:
- WHAT THE: YouTube is accelerating the implementation of election misinformation and voter fraud claims against Trump and other channels.
- comment: “Due to the extraordinary events that took place yesterday and given that the election results have been certified, any channel that posts new videos with these false statements, which violates our policies, will now receive a strike, a sanction that temporarily restricts uploading or transmission Live Channels that receive three warnings in the same 90-day period will be permanently removed from YouTube, “Alex Joseph, a YouTube spokesman, told Axios.
- CONTEXT: YouTube is usually slow to take action on bad content and accounts. His response, though quick, was somewhat benign compared to competitors who removed or deactivated Trump’s account. YouTube removed the video posted on Wednesday by Trump, which addresses the violence in the Chapter, without fully condemning it.
FACEBOOK:
- WHAT THE: Facebook has banned Donald Trump from posting on his Facebook accounts for at least the next two weeks, until the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden is completed.
- COMMENTARY: “We believe that the risks of allowing the president to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great, “CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday.
- CONTEXT: On Wednesday, Facebook removed the video posted by Trump on Wednesday about violence, without fully condemning him, before taking further action against Trump on Thursday.
Instagram:
- WHAT THE: Instagram has banned Donald Trump from posting on his Facebook accounts for at least the next two weeks until the end of the power transition to President-elect Joe Biden.
- COMMENTARY: “We believe that the risks of allowing the president to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great, “Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday.
- CONTEXT: On Wednesday, Facebook, the father of Instagram, removed the video posted by Trump addressing the violence without fully condemning him before taking further action against Trump on Thursday.
Snapchat:
- WHAT THE: Snapchat deactivated Trump’s Snapchat account on Wednesday because it believes the account promotes and spreads hatred and incites violence, a spokesman said.
- comment: “We can confirm that earlier today we blocked President Trump’s Snapchat account,” Snap spokeswoman Rachel Racusen told Axios.
- CONTEXT: Snapchat was one of the first major social platforms to take serious action on Trump’s account for threats to democracy in June, when the company said it had stopped promoting its account in the “Discover” section, which contains professional and other content. prominent people.
TICKETS:
- WHAT THE: TikTok eliminates content violations and redirects hashtags like #stormthecapitol and #patriotparty to its community guidelines.
- comment: “Hate behavior and violence does not occur on TikTok. Content or accounts that attempt to incite, glorify or promote violence violate Community rules and will be removed,” a TikTok spokesman said.
- CONTEXT: Other hashtags like #stopthesteal and #QAnon have been redirected since last year.
APPLE:
- WHAT THE: Apple threatened on Friday that it will remove the Parler social application from the right, from the App Store, if Parler does not intend to moderate its content.
- comment: “We have received numerous complaints about unacceptable content in your Parler service, allegations that the Parler application was used to plan, coordinate and facilitate illegal activities in Washington DC on January 6, 2021 that led (among other things) to loss of life. human damage, numerous injuries and property destruction, “Apple wrote to Parler in an email to BuzzFeed News.” The app also appears to be still used to plan and facilitate other illegal and dangerous activities. “
- CONTEXT: Apple is flexing its power to try to get Parler to moderate its content.
DISCORD:
- WHAT THE: Discord says he banned Donald’s server from being a journalist Casey Newton.
- comment: “Although there is no evidence that the server was used to organize the January 6 riots, Discord decided to ban the entire server today because of its obvious connection to an online forum used to incite violence and plan an armed insurrection in the United States. United, “per mother Jones Ali Breland.
- CONTEXT: The Discord account was connected to the pro-Trump social network TheDonald.Win and the r / theDonald subreddit which was banned on Friday.
pinterest:
- WHAT THE: Pinterest has limited hashtags related to pro-Trump topics, such as #StopTheSteal, around the November election, a spokesman said.
- comment: “Pinterest is not a place for threats, promoting violence or hateful content,” said a Pinterest spokesman. “Our team continues to monitor and eliminate harmful content, including misinformation and conspiracy theories that may incite violence.”
- CONTEXT: Trump does not have a Pinterest account, and the platform tried to stay away from political content, but Pinterest failed to completely hide it.
Bottom line: Trump is rapidly losing access to all the platforms on which he once managed to spread his message freely, but groups of his supporters will still be able to gather online.