Capitol Riots: Twitch Disables President Trump’s Channel

Twitch said Thursday it has disabled President Trump’s channel on the gaming service, making it the latest tech platform to crack down on the President’s accounts after his supporters stormed the US Capitol building.

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“In light of yesterday’s shocking attack on the Capitol, we have disabled President Trump’s Twitch channel,” the company said in a statement. “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.”

The move from the Amazon-owned gaming service comes as other platforms escalate their restrictions on the President’s accounts.

On Thursday, Facebook banned Trump’s account from posting on the platform for at least the duration of his term in office, and possibly “indefinitely.” A day earlier, Twitter locked Trump’s account temporarily, and warned for the first time that it could suspend him permanently.

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Trump has a significantly smaller audience on Twitch than he does on Twitter and Facebook.