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‘The Donald’ shut down by Reddit as Twitch suspends Trump

Monday, 29 June 2020 8:24 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 29 June 2020 8:25 PM ]

This file photo taken on July 24, 2019, shows the US live streaming video platform Twitch logo application on the screen of a tablet. (Photo by AFP)

US social news aggregation website Reddit shuts down ‘The Donald,’ a pro-Trump subreddit as video live streaming service Twitch temporarily suspends US President Donald Trump.

“All communities on Reddit must abide by our content policy in good faith. We banned r/The_Donald because it has not done so, despite every opportunity,” Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in a post on the site on Monday.

Amazon’s Twitch, meanwhile, cited his “hateful conduct” for the suspension.

Facebook removes Trump ads over Nazi symbol

Facebook Inc said Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the Trump campaign for violating its policy against organized hate.

“In line with our policies, President Trump’s channel has been issued a temporary suspension from Twitch for comments made on stream, and the offending content has been removed,” a Twitch spokesperson told TechCrunch. “Like anyone else, politicians on Twitch must adhere to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. We do not make exceptions for political or newsworthy content, and will take action on content reported to us that violates our rules.”

At a recent rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Trump made comments about immigration of “hombres” from Mexico into the country, which was cited as one of the two instances of hate by Twitch.

Trump’s promotion of white power means he ‘picked a side,’ Biden says

Trump’s promotion of white power amid the Black Lives Matter protests means he has “picked a side, says his presumptive opponent in the 2020 election, Joe Biden.

“Hey, it’s 1:00 o’clock in the morning and a very tough, I’ve used the word on occasion, hombre, a very tough hombre is breaking into the window of a young woman whose husband is away as a traveling salesman or whatever he may do. And you call 911 and they say, “I’m sorry, this number’s no longer working.” By the way, you have many cases like that, many, many, many. Whether it’s a young woman, an old woman, a young man or an old man and you’re sleeping,” said the Republican president.

The latest development comes a day after Trump had to delete a tweet because it promoted white power.

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