We will lift Trump’s suspension when the risk of violence diminishes

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said on Thursday that the platform will lift the suspension of former President Donald Trump’s account once the risk of violence subsides.

Google’s video-sharing site first suspended the account on Jan. 12, nearly a week after the Capitol uprising, when lawmakers tried to confirm President Joe Biden’s election victory. Facebook and Twitter had previously suspended Trump’s accounts, citing the risk of further violence. YouTube said Trump’s account had attempted to upload a video that violated its policy, automatically suspending it for seven days according to its policy. It later extended that suspension.

“I want to confirm that we will lift the channel suspension … when we determine that the risk of violence has decreased,” Wojcicki said at an event hosted by Atlantic Council, a think tank. She said it would remain under the same policy as other accounts.

“It’s hard to say where we are today, but it’s pretty clear that there is still an increased risk of violence at this point,” she said.

Wojcicki said the company will look at various signals to determine if risk has changed. These include statements and warnings from the government, increased presence of law enforcement officials and rhetoric that YouTube is monitoring on its own platform.

While Wojcicki was clear that she expects YouTube to restore Trump’s account, Twitter has said Trump’s suspension is permanent. Facebook has said the suspension is indefinite and has referred the ban to its independent supervisory board for review. Until it receives a suggestion from that administration, Facebook said Trump’s suspension would remain in effect.

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