Reddit on Monday said it yanked a forum used by supporters of President Donald Trump as part of a crackdown on hateful posts at the popular online bulletin board while the game streaming platform Twit
ch briefly suspended the president.
Twitch, the gaming platform owned by Amazon, said Trump's channel was suspended over rules violations and that the offending content was removed."We do not make exceptions for political or newsworthy content, and will take action on content reported to us that violates our rules." Also cited were his statements from a recent Tulsa rally that "a very tough hombre is breaking into the window of a young woman whose husband is away.""Ultimately, it's our responsibility to support our communities by taking stronger action against those who try to weaponize parts of Reddit against other people," Reddit said in a post about its policy update.
Reddit's new content policy specifically bans promoting hate based on identity or vulnerability, and calls for posts to be personal and authentic to prevent spam."We banned r/The_Donald because it has not done so, despite every opportunity."
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