YouTube is temporarily suspending President Donald Trumpâs channel for at least seven days after he received a strike for violating the platformâs policies.
âAfter careful review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to the Donald J. Trump channel and issued a strike for violating our policies for inciting violence,â YouTube said in a statement.
The company added, âAs a result, in accordance with our long-standing strikes system, the channel is now prevented from uploading new videos or livestreams for a minimum of seven days â which may be extended. We are also indefinitely disabling comments under videos on the channel, weâve taken similar actions in the past for other cases involving safety concerns.â
Twitter announced on Friday the platform permanently suspended the presidentâs personal account, as IJR previously reported.
Facebook extended the block on Trumpâs account âindefinitely,â and for at least âuntil the peaceful transition of power is complete.â
After Twitterâs announcement, Trump slammed the social Media giant, as IJR previously reported.
âAs I have been saying for a long time, Twitter has gone further and further in banning free speech, and tonight, Twitter employees have coordinated with the Democrats and the Radical Left in removing my account from their platform, to silence me â and YOU, the 75,000,000 great patriots who voted for me,â Trump wrote in a statement.
He added he âpredictedâ the ban would happen.
Trump indicated he would be looking into the possibility of creating a platform of his own.
âTwitter is not about FREE SPEECH. They are all about promoting a Radical Left platform where some of the most vicious people in the world are allowed to speak freely. STAY TUNED!â he continued.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Trumpâs Twitter ban âproblematic.â
Shares of Twitter Inc fell over 6% earlier this week following the companyâs decision to block Trump.
