The popular live platform Twitch eliminated President Donald Trump’s account on Thursday, the company confirmed in a statement to Polygon.
“In light of the shocking attack on the Capitol yesterday, we have shut down Trump’s Trump channel,” the statement said. “Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the incitement of the president, we believe it is a necessary step to protect our community and prevent Twitch from being used to incite further violence.”
On Wednesday, a toddler Trump mob attempted an uprising in Washington, DC. Thousands stormed the U.S. government headquarters, clashing with law enforcement, vandalizing the Capitol building and seizing the offices of lawmakers, who were forced to hide or evacuate the home. and Senate Halls. Members of the mob wore Confederate flags, loops and white supremacist iconography.
The case of the day – which confirms the free and fair election of the elected president Joe Biden and the elected vice president Kamala Harris – could only be concluded on Thursday morning. Four died in the violence, including one person who was allegedly shot by Capitol police.
Trump addressed the same crowd on Wednesday morning, hours before the violence began, urging his supporters to go to the Capitol. Lawmakers in both parties condemned Trump’s protest as a pretext for the assault on the Capitol that later unfolded.
This is not the first time Trump’s platform on Twitch has been suspended. Last year in June, following the rebroadcast of an inflammatory anti-immigrant speech, the Amazon company took the decision to temporarily ban Trump’s account for ‘hateful behavior’.
Also on Thursday, Facebook, which has long allowed Trump to use its platform to advance unsubstantiated allegations of a fraudulent election, banned the president’s accounts ‘indefinitely’ and said it would ban their use until Biden was inaugurated.
“We believe the risks of allowing President Trump to continue to use during this period are simply too great,” Facebook wrote in a news release.
At the time of publication, legislators are proposing both the indictment and the 25th Amendment. Both could remove Trump from office before the end of his term on January 20.