Platforms quickly remove Donald Trump’s account or accounts linked to pro-Trump violence and conspiracies, such as QAnon and #StoptheSteal.
Here is a running list:
REDDIT:
- WHAT: Reddit has banned the subreddit group ‘r / DonaldTrump’, ‘a spokesman confirmed to Axios on Friday.
- NOTE: “Reddit’s site-wide policies prohibit content that promotes, or encourages, glorifies, incites or incites hatred against groups of people or individuals. “Accordingly, we have proactively targeted moderators to remind them of our policies and to provide support or resources as needed,” a spokesman told Axios.
- CONTEXT: While not an official group or page hosted by the president, it is one of the company’s largest political communities dedicated to supporting President Trump.
LINK:
- WHAT: Twitch eliminated Trump’s channel, calling the move a “necessary step” to protect his community and “prevent Twitch from being used to incite further violence.”
- COMMENT: ‘In light of yesterday’s shocking attack on the Capitol, we have eliminated the president of Trump’s Twitch channel. “Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the President’s offensive rhetoric, we believe it is a necessary step to protect our community and prevent Twitch from being used to incite further violence,” Axios said.
- CONTEXT: Twitch was one of the first platforms in June to temporarily ban Trump’s channel for hateful content surrounding the Black Lives Matter protests during the summer.
SHOP:
- WHAT: Shopify has taken down two online stores affiliated with Trump – its organization and its campaign’s trading sites – for supporting policies on violence.
- COMMENT: “Shopify does not tolerate acts that provoke violence. Based on recent events, we have determined that the actions of President Donald J. Trump violate our acceptable usage policies, which promote or support organizations, platforms or people who threaten or condone violence against As a result, we have closed stores associated with President Trump. “- said a spokesman The Financial Times.
- CONTEXT: Shopify went the furthest until Friday with the fact that Trump deployed the platform, as his stores were permanently removed and not temporarily shut down.
TWITTER:
- WHAT: Twitter announced on Friday that the platform will be permanently banned President Trump’s Account effective immediately.
- NOTE: “After careful review of recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them, we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement to violence, ”Twitter said in a statement.
- CONTEXT: This is Twitter’s strongest action ever against the president’s report and comes in response to the ‘risk of further incitement to violence’, according to the social media company.
GOOGLE:
- WHAT: Google has pulled Parler, a social media app for conservative and extremist right-wingers.
- COMMENT: “To protect user safety on Google Play, our long-standing policies require that apps that display user-generated content have moderation policies and applications that remove serious content such as violent incitement,” a Google spokesman said.
- CONTEXT: Google’s move immediately stops Parler, and goes beyond Apple’s earlier decision to remove the app, unless it submits a content moderation plan.
YOUTUBE:
- WHAT: YouTube is accelerating the application of misinformation and allegations of fraud against Trump and other channels.
- COMMENT: “Because of the extraordinary events that took place yesterday, and since the election results have been certified, any channel that posts new videos with these false claims in violation of our policies will now receive a strike, a penalty that temporarily halted the upload or live stream. “Channels that receive three strikes 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 act on bad content and accounts. His response, though quick, was somewhat favorable compared to competitors removing or deactivating Trump’s account. YouTube did remove the video that Trump posted Wednesday about the violence in the Capitol without fully condemning it.
FACEBOOK:
- WHAT: Facebook has banned Donald Trump from posting on his Facebook accounts for at least the next two weeks until the transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden is complete.
- NOTE: “We believe the risks of allowing the president to use our service during this period are simply too great, “CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement Thursday.
- CONTEXT: On Wednesday, Facebook did remove the video that Trump posted on Wednesday about the violence without fully condemning it before taking more action against Trump on Thursday.
INSTAGRAM:
- WHAT: Instagram has banned Donald Trump from posting on his Facebook accounts for at least the next two weeks until the transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden is complete.
- NOTE: “We believe the risks of allowing the president to continue to use during this period are simply too great, “Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement on Thursday.
- CONTEXT: On Wednesday, Instagram’s parent Facebook removed the video that Trump posted about the violence without fully condemning it before taking more action against Trump on Thursday.
SNAPCHAT:
- WHAT: Snapchat shut down Trump’s Snapchat account Wednesday because he believes the account promotes hatred and spreads and incites violence, a spokesman said.
- COMMENT: “We can confirm that we closed President Trump’s Snapchat account earlier today,” Snap spokeswoman Rachel Racusen told Axios.
- CONTEXT: Snapchat was one of the first major social platforms to take serious action in June over Trump’s threats to democracy when the company said it was no longer promoting its account in its “Discover” section, which contains professional content and other prominent people.
TIKTOK:
- WHAT: TikTok removes content violations and redirects hashtags like #stormthecapitol and #patriotparty to its community guidelines.
- COMMENT: “Hateful behavior and violence have no place on TikTok. Content or accounts that seek to incite, glorify or promote violence violate our community guidelines and will be removed,” a TikTok spokesman said.
- CONTEXT: Other hashtags like #stopthesteal and #QAnon have been redirected since last year.
APPEAL:
- WHAT: Apple on Friday threatened to remove the right-wing social media app Parler from its App Store if Parler did not come up with a plan to moderate its content.
- COMMENT: “We have received numerous complaints about offensive content in your Parler service, allegations that the Parler app was used to plan, coordinate and facilitate the illegal activities in Washington DC on January 6, 2021 which (among other things) led to loss of life numerous injuries and property destruction, “Apple wrote to Parler in an email obtained by BuzzFeed News.” The app also appears to be still being used to plan and facilitate further illegal and dangerous activities. . “
- CONTEXT: Apple uses their power to try Parler to moderate the content.
DIFFERENCE:
- WHAT: Discord says server The Donald was banned by journalist Casey Newton.
- COMMENT: “Although there is no evidence that the server is being used to organize the January 6 riots, Discord has decided to ban the entire server today due to the open connection to an online forum used to incite violence and a to plan armed uprising in the United States, “by Mother Jones” Ali Breland.
- CONTEXT: The Discord account was linked to the pro-Trump social network TheDonald.Win and the r / theDonald subreddit banned on Friday.
PINTERSTE:
- WHAT: Pinterest has been restricting hashtags related to topics like Trump #StopTheSteal since the November election, a spokesman said.
- COMMENT: “Pinterest is not a place for threats, promotion of violence or hateful content,” a Pinterest spokesman said. “Our team continues to monitor and remove harmful content, including misinformation and conspiracy theories that could incite violence.”
- CONTEXT: Trump does not have a Pinterest account, and the platform tried to stay away from political content, but Pinterest could not completely dispel it.
The conclusion: Trump is rapidly losing access to all the platforms where he was once able to spread his message freely, but groups of his supporters will still be able to gather online.