{"id":19482,"date":"2020-06-30T07:31:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T07:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/trump-suspended-from-twitch-as-reddit-bans-the-the_donald-and-additional-subreddits.html"},"modified":"2020-06-30T07:31:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T07:31:20","slug":"trump-suspended-from-twitch-as-reddit-bans-the-the_donald-and-additional-subreddits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/trump-suspended-from-twitch-as-reddit-bans-the-the_donald-and-additional-subreddits.html","title":{"rendered":"Trump suspended from Twitch, as Reddit bans the \u2018The_Donald\u2019 and additional subreddits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two big new pieces of news today from the ongoing battle between social media and politics. Both Twitch and Reddit have made moves against political content, citing violations of terms of service. <\/span><\/p>\n

Twitch confirmed today that it has temporarily suspended the president\u2019s account. \u201cHateful conduct is not allowed on Twitch,\u201d a spokesperson for the streaming giant told TechCrunch. \u201cIn line with our policies, President Trump\u2019s channel has been issued a temporary suspension from Twitch for comments made on stream, and the offending content has been removed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Twitch specifically cites two incidents from campaign rallies, uttered by Trump at rallies four years apart. The first comes from his campaign kickoff, including the now infamous words:<\/span><\/p>\n

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When Mexico sends its people, they\u2019re not sending their best. They\u2019re not sending you. They\u2019re not sending you. They\u2019re sending people that have lots of problems, and they\u2019re bringing those problems with us. They\u2019re bringing drugs. They\u2019re bringing crime. They\u2019re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people. But I speak to border guards and they tell us what we\u2019re getting. And it only makes common sense. It only makes common sense. They\u2019re sending us not the right people.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The second is from the recent rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his first since COVID-19-related shutdowns ground much of presidential campaigning to a halt. Here\u2019s the pertinent bit from that:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hey, it\u2019s 1:00 o\u2019clock in the morning and a very tough, I\u2019ve 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, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, this number\u2019s no longer working.\u201d By the way, you have many cases like that, many, many, many. Whether it\u2019s a young woman, an old woman, a young man or an old man and you\u2019re sleeping.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Twitch tells TechCrunch that it offered the following guidance to Trump\u2019s team when the channel was launched, \u201cLike 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Going to war with Twitter, Trump threatens critical social media legal protections<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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That news follows the recent ban of the massive The_Donald subreddit, which sported more than 790,000 users, largely devoted to sharing content about Trump. Reddit confirmed the update to its policy that resulted in the ban, along with 2,000 other subreddits, including one devoted to the hugely popular leftist comedy podcast, Chapo Trap House. <\/span><\/p>\n

The company cites the following new rules:<\/span><\/p>\n