Twitch Rebuilds Donald Trump Profile After 3-Year Ban

Twitch announced last Friday (19): Donald Trump’s account restrictions lifted Following the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. With the release, he will be able to return to using the Amazon-owned streaming service.

The US presidential candidate had been banned from the platform “indefinitely” since the beginning of 2021. risk of inciting violenceA year earlier, in 2020, he was also banned from using his channel for “hateful conduct” during live broadcasts.

The company said in a statement that It is important for all presidential candidates to have their voices heard — On Thursday (18), he confirmed that he will be a candidate in the elections scheduled for November 5 this year. However, the publication stressed that the entrepreneur, like every user, is subject to the rules of the platform.

“We continue to enforce our Community Guidelines and take appropriate enforcement action when we detect violations of our guidelines,” he warned in a statement. Public figures do not have any privileges on the service. Trump’s Twitch channel was created in 2019.

Meta also published a profile of Trump

In addition to Amazon streaming, Donald Trump’s profile published on Meta platformsLast week, the holding company led by Mark Zuckerberg announced the lifting of current restrictions on Facebook and Instagram.

The former American president’s accounts were “under surveillance” on both social networks for the same reason that led to his ban on Twitch. He allegedly had a direct connection to the events that led to the events in Washington. would be Promoted posts that encourage violence.

OX (formerly Twitter) is another major platform where Trump has reactivated his profile The exit occurred after the penalties imposed in 2021. In this case, the exit took place in November 2022, when the social network was purchased by Elon Musk.