Twitch has confirmed that the three-year ban imposed on the video game streaming platform on former President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been revoked. A statement from Twitch confirmed the news about the status of Trump's ban on the platform.
“We have reinstated former President Trump’s Twitch channel,” the statement read. “We believe there is value in hearing directly from presidential candidates, when possible. Trump is now the official Republican nominee for President of the United States.”
The amazon-owned platform first issued a censorship order against President Trump's account in 2020 for violating its policies on harassment and hateful conduct and two weeks later, Twitch, following the January 6 riot at the US Capitol in 2021 due to “the current extraordinary circumstances and the President's incendiary rhetoric” before issuing a censorship order against President Trump's account. twitter–facebook-b1790591.html” class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:an indefinite suspension;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The Independent;elmt:;cpos:4;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”> two weeks later, according to a Twitch spokesperson.
Four people were killed and 174 police officers were injured during the attack. Three other police officers involved in the riot died in the days and weeks after January 6, according to the .
Twitch is the latest internet platform to lift a ban on one of Trump's accounts. Meta lifted Trump's restrictions a week ago.
During his presidential campaign against President Joe Biden, his campaign team used the platform to stream his rallies and other events, starting with a speech in Minneapolis.
Since then, politics has gained a prominent place on Twitch with live streams of moments like the recent Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Pundits and commentators from both political parties also regularly livestream political events and speeches and host debates on Twitch.
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