Platforms are quickly removing Donald Trump’s account or accounts affiliated with pro-Trump violence and conspiracies, such as QAnon and #StoptheSteal.
Here’s a running list:
REDDIT:
- WHAT: Reddit has banned the subreddit group “r / DonaldTrump,” a spokesperson confirmed to Axios on Friday.
- COMMENT: “Reddit’s site-wide policy prohibits content that promotes, encourages, glorifies, incites, or incites violence against groups of people or individuals. Accordingly, we have proactively contacted moderators to remind them of our policies and to provide support or resources as needed, ”a spokesperson told Axios.
- CONTEXT: While not an official group or page hosted by the president, it is one of the company’s largest political communities committed to supporting President Trump.
NERVE DRAW:
- WHAT: Twitch took out Trump’s channel, calling the move a “necessary step” to protect the community and “prevent Twitch from being used to incite further violence.”
- COMMENTS: “In light of yesterday’s shocking attack on the Capitol, we shut down President Trump’s Twitch channel. Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the president’s inflammatory rhetoric, we believe this is a necessary step to protect our community and prevent Twitch from being used to incite further violence, ”a spokesman told Axios.
- CONTEXT: Twitch was one of the first platforms to temporarily ban Trump’s channel in June due to hateful content surrounding the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer.
SHOP:
- WHAT: Shopify took down two online stores affiliated with Trump – his organization and his campaign’s merchandise sites – for violating its policy of supporting violence.
- COMMENTS: “Shopify does not tolerate actions that invite violence. Based on recent events, we have determined that President Donald J. Trump’s actions violate our Acceptable Use Policy, which is to promote or support organizations, platforms, or people who threaten violence. or approve, further prohibits a cause. As a result, we have closed stores affiliated with President Trump. “- told a spokesman The Financial Times.
- CONTEXT: Shopify had gone the furthest in actually de-platforming Trump until Friday, as its stores were permanently removed and not temporarily shut down.
TWITTER:
- WHAT: Twitter announced on Friday that it will ban the platform permanently President Trump’s Report immediately effective.
- COMMENT: “After careful assessment 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: It is Twitter’s strongest-ever action against the president’s account and comes in response to the “risk of further incitement to violence,” the social media company said.
GOOGLE:
- WHAT: Google has pulled Parler, a social media app for conservatives and far-right extremists.
- COMMENTS: “To protect user safety on Google Play, our long-standing policy requires that apps displaying user-generated content have moderation policies and enforcement that removes blatant content, such as messages that incite violence,” said a Google spokesperson.
- CONTEXT: Google’s move immediately suspends Parler, going beyond Apple’s earlier decision to remove the app unless it submits a content moderation plan.
YOUTUBE:
- WHAT: YouTube is speeding up enforcement of election misinformation and voter fraud against Trump and other channels.
- COMMENTS: “Due to the extraordinary events that took place yesterday and as the election results have been certified, any channel that posts new videos with these false claims that violate our policy will now receive a warning, a penalty that temporarily restricts uploading or live streaming. Those three warnings received in the same 90-day period will be permanently removed from YouTube, ”Alex Joseph, a YouTube spokesperson, told Axios.
- CONTEXT: YouTube is generally slow to take action against bad content and accounts. His response, while swift, was somewhat benign compared to competitors who removed or disarmed Trump’s account. YouTube removed the video Trump posted Wednesday tackling Capitol violence without fully condemning it.
FACEBOOK:
- WHAT: Facebook banned Donald Trump from posting to its Facebook accounts for at least the next two weeks until the transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden is complete.
- COMMENT: “We believe the risks of allowing the president to continue to use our service during this time are simply too great, ”said CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a post on Thursday.
- CONTEXT: On Wednesday, Facebook removed the video Trump posted on Wednesday covering the violence without fully condemning it, before taking more action against Trump on Thursday.
INSTAGRAM:
- WHAT: Instagram banned Donald Trump from posting to his Facebook accounts for at least the next two weeks until the transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden is complete.
- COMMENT: “We believe the risks of allowing the president to continue to use our service during this time are simply too great, ”said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a post on Thursday.
- CONTEXT: On Wednesday, Instagram’s parent Facebook deleted the video Trump posted about the violence without fully condemning it, before taking more action against Trump on Thursday.
SNAPCHAT:
- WHAT: Snapchat disabled Trump’s Snapchat account on Wednesday because it believes the account is promoting and spreading hatred and inciting violence, a spokesman said.
- COMMENTS: “We can confirm that we locked President Trump’s Snapchat account earlier today,” said Rachel Racusen, Snap spokesman.
- CONTEXT: Snapchat was one of the first major social platforms to take serious action against Trump’s account for threats to democracy in June, when the company said it was no longer promoting its account in the “Discover” section, which features professional content and other prominent individuals. .
TICKETS:
- WHAT: TikTok removes content violations and redirects hashtags such as #stormthecapitol and #patriotparty to the Community Guidelines.
- COMMENTS: “Hateful conduct and violence have no place on TikTok. Content or accounts that attempt to instigate, glorify, or incite violence violate our Community Guidelines and will be removed,” said a TikTok spokesperson.
- CONTEXT: Other hashtags like #stopthesteal and #QAnon have been redirected since last year.
APPLE:
- WHAT: Apple on Friday threatened to remove right-wing social media app Parler from the App Store if Parler does not draw up a plan to moderate its content.
- COMMENTS: “We have received numerous complaints about objectionable 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 that (among other things) lead to the loss of human lives, 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 more illegal and dangerous activities . “
- CONTEXT: Apple uses its power to try and get Parler to moderate its content.
DISPUTE:
- WHAT: Discord says it has banned the server The Donald, per journalist Casey Newton.
- COMMENTS: While there is no evidence that the server is being used to host the January 6 riots, Discord today decided to ban the entire server due to its open connection to an online forum used to incite violence and promote a armed uprising in the United States to plan, “per Jones’ mother Ali Breland.
- CONTEXT: The Discord account was connected to the pro-Trump social network TheDonald.Win and the r / theDonald subreddit that was banned Friday.
PINTEREST:
- WHAT: Pinterest has been restricting hashtags related to pro-Trump topics like #StopTheSteal since around the November election, a spokesman said.
- COMMENTS: “Pinterest is not a place for threats, promotion of violence, or hateful content,” said a Pinterest spokesperson. “Our team continues to monitor and remove harmful content, including misinformation and conspiracy theories that incite violence.”
- CONTEXT: Trump doesn’t have a Pinterest account, and the platform has tried to stay away from political content, but Pinterest hasn’t been able to completely suppress it.
It comes down to: Trump is quickly losing access to all platforms where he could ever freely spread his message, but groups of his supporters can still rally online.