Twitch has suspended Donald Trump for hateful conduct
Twitch flagged videos of the president’s recent rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the 2015 press conference in which he claimed without evidence that Mexico was sending drug dealers and rapists to the United States. Both were recently broadcast on the president’s channel.
In comments to The Verge, Twitch said that all content creators on the platform are subject to the same rules. “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,” a spokesperson told The Verge.
The statement draws a direct distinction between Twitch and Twitter, which last year clarified its rules to exempt elected officials from some of the content restrictions it places on the rest of its users. This ‘public-interest exception’ clause has been Twitter’s explanation for opting not to take action when Trump and other elected leaders have made inflammatory remarks, false claims, or have directed harassment at private citizens.
Trump’s suspension comes just days after Twitch permanently banned DrDisrespect, one of its most popular streamers. Both moves follow Twitch’s announcement that it was stepping up action against accounts linked to abuse and harassment allegations, particularly the raft of new accusations against prominent influencers and developers that arose last week.
The Trump campaign launched its Twitch channel in 2019, and it quickly amassed thousands of followers. Twitch has not specified the length of the suspension.
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RyanPosted:
The crazy thing is I had no idea that he even had a Twitch account, this is brilliant incredible.
EightThotzPosted:
JoeI He should be suspended from everywhere
Don't agree with him so let's ban him from everything. You know how stupid you sound right?
JoeIPosted:
JE Lol epic twitch taking trump down like that ahah lol
Madness, can't believe they've done it. It'll be banned in the states next.
KixaPosted:
I was so confused when i read the headline. I didn't even know Donald Trump is on Twitch in the first place.
susPosted:
That moment when trump gets banned and Alinity is still fine. Epic. Twitch Staff just simps on another level
YinPosted:
EightThotzYin I mean, that's fair. I will say there is a person or two that get away with quite a bit, but it is nice that someone with such a huge reach and standing in the US is not above the rules. Nice to see that every once in a while.
Not when the reason is completely BS.
It's not BS at all. I don't know what all he said in his recent Tulsa rally, but the stuff he said in his 2015 press conference absolutely had things that were hateful conduct which the article above gave an example.
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