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 Twitch briefly suspended …
June 29,2020
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 Twitch briefly suspended the president.
« r/The_Donald » was among some 2,000 forums or « subreddits » banned as tightening of rules at the news-focused social website, Reddit said.
Twitch, the gaming platform owned by Amazon, said Trump’s channel was suspended over rules violations and that the offending content was removed.
« Hateful conduct is not allowed on Twitch, » a spokesperson said.
« We do not make exceptions for political or newsworthy content, and will take action on content reported to us that violates our rules. »
Twitch said the offending comments aired on the channel included Trump’s remarks from 2015 saying that Mexicans coming into the United States were « bringing drugs, » « bringing crime » and were « rapists.
