Instagram Bans Trump
YouTube Removes Video from Trump Account
Image sourced from Variety YouTube has removed a video uploaded to US President Donald Trump’s account. According to the content-sharing platform, the video violates its policies on inciting violence. The Verge also reported that Trump’s account has been issued with a strike, and “is unable to upload new content for at least a week”. “After 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,” says YouTube. “As a result, in accordance with our long-standing strikes system, the channel is now prevented from uploading new videos or live streams for a minimum of seven days — which may be extended.” /* custom css */ .tdi_3_fd0.td-a-r...
Facebook Bans US President Trump ‘Indefinitely’
Image sourced from Al Jazeera Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerburg has revealed that US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be banned “indefinitely”. In a post, Zuckerburg says “we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.” This comes after Facebook made the decision to stop Trump from posting for 24 hours, following a pro-Trump attack on the US Capitol. “The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden,” reveals Zuckerburg. /* custom css */ .tdi...
Facebook and Instagram Ban US President Trump for 24 Hours
Sourced from Politico. Facebook has made the decision to stop US President Donald Trump from posting for 24 hours. This comes after the social media giant removed two posts that were reportedly in support of a pro-Trump attack on the US Capitol. “We’ve assessed two policy violations against President Trump’s Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose the ability to post on the platform during that time,” reads a statement from Facebook. We’ve assessed two policy violations against President Trump’s Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose the ability to post on the platform during that time. — Facebook Newsroom (@fbnewsroom) January 7, 2021 Not long after, Facebook-owned Instagram also confirmed that it would be blocki...
