Twitch, Amazon’s live video streaming platform, has deactivated President Trump’s account, a spokesman confirmed on Thursday.
Why does it matter: It is the latest in a series of platform efforts to take action on Trump’s accounts following his calls for violence that led to the historic US Chapter uprising on Wednesday.
- Snapchat he was the first to deactivate the president’s account on Wednesday.
- Facebook said Thursday that he banned Trump’s account indefinitely, but at least two weeks.
- Twitter he froze Trump from his account for violating the platform’s rules, and he could be banned indefinitely if he breaks the company’s rules again.
- YouTube he said he would begin strikes on Trump’s account and on other channels that post videos pushing misinformation about the election results.
- Shopify, e-commerce platform, eliminated two online stores affiliated with the president.
What are they saying: “In light of yesterday’s shocking attack on the Capitol, we have deactivated President Trump’s Twitch channel,” a Twitch spokesman told Axios.
- “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 violence.”
Flashback: Twitch was one of the first platforms in June to temporarily ban Donald Trump’s channel for hateful content about the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer.
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