YouTube, a video uploading website, has suspended President Donald Trump’s channel and removed new content uploaded by Trump’s campaign, citing potential threats of violence.
This was disclosed in a social media statement by YouTube on Wednesday.
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Youtube said:
- “After review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to Donald J. Trump’s channel for violating our policies. It now has its 1st strike and is temporarily prevented from uploading new content for a minimum of 7 days. We will also be indefinitely disabling comments on President Trump’s channel, citing safety concerns found in the comments section.”
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What you should know
- The American tech giant has implemented a series of censorships to reduce potential damage since the attack on the Capitol.
- Nairametrics reported earlier that Social Media Network, Twitter, permanently suspended U.S President, Donald Trump, citing the risk of further incitement of violence.
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