New York [US], January 13 (ANI): YouTube is suspending US President Donald Trumpās channel for at least one week, and potentially longer, after his channel earned a strike under the platformās policies, the company said Tuesday evening.
A recent video on Trumpās channel had incited violence, YouTube told CNN and the video has now been removed. However, YouTube declined to share details of the video that earned Trump āthe strikeā, but said that after the one-week timeout, it will revisit the decision.
It was reported that YouTube had been the only remaining major social media platform not to have suspended Trump in some fashion. Facebook has suspended Trumpās account āindefinitely,ā while Twitter has banned Trump completely.
āAfter 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,ā a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement.
āAs 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 daysāwhich may be extended,ā it added.
The video-sharing platform added that it will be taking the extra step of disabling comments underneath videos on Trumpās channel. The companyās policy state that earning a second strike will result in a two-week suspension and three strikes will result in a permanent ban. (ANI)
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