‘In light of yesterday’s shocking attack on the Capitol, we have deactivated President Trump’s Twitch channel’
Twitch has deactivated President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely after he launched an attack by a pro-Trump on Wednesday Promoted mobs to the US Capitol.
“In view of yesterday’s shocking attack on the US Capitol, we have disabled President Trump’s Twitch channel,” a Twitch spokesman said in a statement. “Given the current exceptional circumstances and the president’s incendiary rhetoric, we believe this is a necessary step to protect ours.” Community and prevent Twitch from being used to incite further violence. “The company says it will re-evaluate Trump’s account after he leaves the office.
Trump’s account will remain active so archived videos and his profile will still be available. He will not be able to stream while the account is disabled.
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In June, Twitch was temporarily banned from Trump’s report of “hateful behavior” that was broadcast on his stream. The ban was lifted after two weeks. On Wednesday night, Twitch deleted the familiar PogChamp emote because the person on whose face it was based made statements that “encouraged further violence after What Happened at the Capitol Today,” Twitch said. The streaming platform plans to work with the community to design a new emote.
Earlier Thursday, Facebook suspended Trump’s account indefinitely, stating that the ban would not be lifted until the day of the inauguration. Twitter suspended Trump’s account Wednesday night, saying that further violations of his policies would result in his account being “permanently suspended”.
Update Jan. 7, 2:34 p.m. ET: Trump’s account is still active, so the account has not been fully suspended. We have updated the heading to reflect this.
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