It's not just Twitter and Facebook.
Every Social Media Platform Donald Trump is Banned From Using (So Far)
As you probably know by now, President Donald Trump has been banned from Twitter permanently and suspended from Facebook for at least the next two weeks. Ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, it seems these large social media companies are attempting to curb the possibility of more violent insurrections like the attack of the Capitol on January 6.
It seems various other platforms are following suit, either by banning Trump completely or using other methods to stop extremist Trump supporters from planning further riots or spreading misinformation about voter fraud.
Here's a list of social media and tech companies taking action against Donald Trump—and how they're doing it.
AppleOn Friday, January 7, Apple threatened to remove Parler, the social media app described as “Twitter without rules,” from its app store. Parler is used by many vocal extremists and conspiracy theorists—reportedly including at least one of the Trump supporters who died during the Capitol riot.
"We have received numerous complaints regarding objectionable content in your Parler service, accusations that the Parler app was used to plan, coordinate, and facilitate the illegal activities in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021, that led (among other things) to loss of life, numerous injuries, and the destruction of property,” Apple wrote to Parler execs in an email obtained by BuzzFeed News. “The app also appears to continue to be used to plan and facilitate yet further illegal and dangerous activities.”
Apple asked Parler to submit a plan for “moderation improvement,” otherwise the app would be removed in 24 hours.
According to BuzzFeed News, Parler CEO John Matze had a message of his own: “We will not cave to pressure from anti-competitive actors! We will and always have enforced our rules against violence and illegal activity. But we WONT [sic] cave to politically motivated companies and those authoritarians who hate free speech!”
DiscordOn January 8, Discord, an instant messaging and chatroom app popular with teens, has banned a server called “TheDonald.win,” according to Mother Jones reporter Ali Breland. “While there is no evidence of the server being used to organize the Jan 6 riots, Discord decided to ban the entire server today due to its overt connection to an online forum used to incite violence and plan an armed insurrection in the United States,” a Discord rep said in a statement to Breland.
https://twitter.com/alibreland/status/1347694525930680320According to Mother Jones, “TheDonald.win” is a copy of a toxic message board called “r/The_Donald,” which was banned on Reddit back in June.
FacebookFacebook locked the President's account on January 6, starting with a 24-hour window. By January 7, Mark Zuckerberg to explain the decision as well as extended the block on Trump's accounts "indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.”
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https://twitter.com/fbnewsroom/status/1347211647245578241GoogleUnlike Apple, Google isn't waiting to ban Parler from the Google Play store. We're aware of continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the US," a Google spokesperson said, per CNN. "We recognize that there can be reasonable debate about content policies and that it can be difficult for apps to immediately remove all violative content, but for us to distribute an app through Google Play, we do require that apps implement robust moderation for egregious content. In light of this ongoing and urgent public safety threat, we are suspending the app's listings from the Play Store until it addresses these issues."
InstagramInstagram, which is owned by Facebook, has also banned Trump from posting for at least the next two weeks, per Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri
https://twitter.com/mosseri/status/1347211560767393794PinterestThough Trump does not have a Pinterest account, the image-sharing app has reportedly been limiting pro-Trump related topics since around November. For example, if you search “StoptheSteal," you will see the following message: “Pins about this topic often violate our community guidelines, so we're currently unable to show search results.”
"Pinterest isn’t a place for threats, promotion of violence or hateful content," a Pinterest spokesperson said, according to Axios. "Our team is continuing to monitor and removing harmful content, including misinformation and conspiracy theories that may incite violence.”
RedditAs of January 8, Reddit has banned the subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump,” according to Axios. "Reddit's site-wide policies prohibit content that promotes hate, or encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence against groups of people or individuals. In accordance with this, we have been proactively reaching out to moderators to remind them of our policies and to offer support or resources as needed," a spokesperson said. "We have also taken action to ban the community r/donaldtrump given repeated policy violations in recent days regarding the violence at the U.S. Capitol.”
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ShopifyIn perhaps the boldest move of all, Shopify has removed Trump's official campaign merchandise from its platform by disabling his online stores, trumpstore.com and shop.donaldjtrump.com. "Based on recent events, we have determined that the actions by President Donald J. Trump violate our Acceptable Use Policy, which prohibits promotion or support of organizations, platforms or people that threaten or condone violence to further a cause," said Shopify on January 7, per CBS News.
SnapchatTrump was suspended from Snapchat amid the riots on January 6, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill.
Snapchat previously stopped promoting Trump's account on its Discover page in June 2020. "We are not currently promoting the president's content on Snapchat's Discover platform," a Snap spokesperson told Business Insider at the time. "We will not amplify voices who incite racial violence and injustice by giving them free promotion on Discover. Racial violence and injustice have no place in our society and we stand together with all who seek peace, love, equality, and justice in America."
TikTokOh, how the tables have turned. Remember when Trump tried to ban TikTok? Well, even though Trump does not have an account of his own, the video platform still found a way to limit his reach. On January 7, TikTok confirmed it would be removing videos of Trump's speeches believed to have incited violence at the Capitol. Furthermore, it is redirecting hashtags used by rioters like #stormthecapitol and #patriotparty to its community guidelines.
However, the company has not specified that it would ban Trump should he try to join the platform.
https://twitter.com/goldengateblond/status/1347818232304918537Of course, this is unlikely given his previous stance and the fact that he joined their competitor, Triller, back in August.
TwitchOn January 7, Twitch, the Amazon-owned video live-streaming platform made popular by gamers, disabled Trump's account indefinitely. “In light of yesterday’s shocking attack on the Capitol, we have disabled President Trump’s Twitch channel,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch. “Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the President’s incendiary rhetoric, we believe this is a necessary step to protect our community and prevent Twitch from being used to incite further violence.”
CNN did note that Trump had a “significantly” smaller following on Twitch than Twitter or Facebook.
TwitterOn January 8, Trump's Twitter account @realDonaldTrump was suspended indefinitely. He then attempted to tweet from the @POTUS account, but Twitter quickly deleted his messages and suspended the @TrumpTeam account as well.
"As we've said, using another account to try to evade a suspension is against our rules," a spokesperson for Twitter told People in a statement. "We have taken steps to enforce this with regard to recent Tweets from the @POTUS account. For government accounts, such as @POTUS and @WhiteHouse, we will not suspend those accounts permanently but will take action to limit their use."
YouTubeOn January 7, YouTube revealed a multi-step plan to stop the dangerous spread of misinformation. “Due to the disturbing events that transpired yesterday, and given that the election results have now been certified, starting today any channels posting new videos with false claims in violation of our policies will now receive a strike,” the company tweeted.
https://twitter.com/YouTubeInsider/status/1347231472084807687https://twitter.com/YouTubeInsider/status/1347231474123214848Though channels previously received a warning before they were suspended for violating YouTube's guidelines, they will now be suspended immediately. If they receive three strikes within a 90-day period, the channel will be permanently removed.
YouTube also claimed they've removed “thousands” of videos falsely claiming widespread voter fraud, including “several videos President Trump posted to his channel.”
This page will be updated if/when more companies remove Trump from their platforms.
This story originally appeared on: Glamour - Author:Emily Tannenbaum
