9 Big Tech Platforms that Have Blacklisted President Donald Trump
- Nine platforms controlled by the Big Tech Masters of the Universe have blacklisted or restricted President Donald Trump.
- Twitter, Google, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Pinterest, Shopify, Reddit, TikTok, Twitch, and Discord have all either banned or restricted President Trump from their platforms. The severity of action taken against Trump varies by platform.
- On Friday, Twitter permanently banned the account of the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Additional bannings include his campaign account and the campaignâs digital director.
- On Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg announced that “we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.â
- Snapchat suspended President Trumpâs account indefinitely on Wednesday.âWe can confirm that earlier on Wednesday we locked President Trumpâs Snapchat account,â a Snapchat spokesperson told The Hill.
- While President Trump does not have a Pinterest account, the company has nonetheless been limiting hashtags related to pro-Trump topics, such as #StopTheSteal.
- E-commerce store provider Shopify has banned two stores affiliated with President Trump â one run by the Trump campaign and another belonging to the Trump organization, TrumpStore.com â on Thursday, claiming they violate the platformâs policies on supporting violence.
- The self-proclaimed âfront page of the internet,â Reddit, joined the unprecedented wave of censorship by has banning an unofficial Donald Trump forum.
- While the President does not have a TikTok account, the Chinese-owned platform is nonetheless banning videos of Trumpâs speeches to his supporters, claiming that the content on the grounds that they violate the companyâs misinformation policy.
- Amazon-owned Twitch has also locked President Trumpâs account indefinitely.âIn light of yesterdayâs shocking attack on the Capitol, we have disabled President Trumpâs Twitch channel,â said a Twitch spokesperson in a statement.
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