Category: ban

Snap permanently closes Donald Trump’s account

Last week, as many social networks took steps to ban or restrict President Trump’s posts in the wake of violent riots that attacked Capitol Hill, Snap indefinitely suspended his account on its service. Today, the company announced that shutdown is pe… Source

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YouTube removes content from Donald Trump’s channel, blocks new uploads

After a Trump rally and march ended with an assault on the Capitol by supporters of the president, many social media companies responded by banning his accounts or limiting Donald Trump’s posts. YouTube previously removed a video where Donald Trump c… Source

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TikTok’s deadline comes and goes with no sale and no ban, yet

After months of wrangling, proposals, court rulings and a few extensions, a deadline set by the Trump Administration’s Treasury Department mandated a sale for TikTok by today, December 4th. The day is almost over (on the East Coast, anyway), and ther… Source

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TikTok vows to fight White House ban with ‘all remedies available’

TikTok has issued a statement on the White House’s plan to ban its popular app, saying it was “shocked” by the executive order and that it will respond in court, if necessary. The order, issued yesterday by President Trump, means that TikTok could di… Source

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Trump executive order seeks to ban Tiktok, WeChat in 45 days

A week ago Donald Trump said that he could and would ban the video sharing app Tiktok, and on Thursday night he issued an executive order to block transactions with its parent company, Bytedance. It’s set to take effect in 45 days, which is just beyo… Source

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Donald Trump claims he will ban TikTok in the US

Earlier today a report surfaced indicating the Trump administration may force TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the app to a US company.This evening, reporters in the White House press pool have said via Twitter, that the president told them o… Source

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