Former US President Donald Trump remarks on education while holding a campaign rally with supporters on March 13, 2023 in Davenport, Iowa.
Jonathan Ernst | reuters
Googleowned youtube Will allow former President Donald Trump’s account to post new videos from Friday Sanctions Implemented in 2021 after the January 6 Uprising at the US Capitol.
The decision means Trump’s accounts on the three major platforms from which he was suspended or banned have now been restored in time for his expected campaign for the 2024 election. facebook owner meta and twitter were both the first Settle To Reinstate Trump’s account, after suspending him over fears that he would incite further violence.
In 2021, then-YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Said Trump’s sanctions will be lifted when it is deemed that the risk of real-world violence has subsided. The account was not terminated from the site, but it could not upload new videos under restrictions.
“We carefully evaluated the continued risk of real-world violence, balancing that with the importance of preserving the opportunity for voters to be heard equally from major national candidates,” said Leslie Miller, YouTube’s vice president of public policy. ” a statement. “This channel will remain subject to our policies just like any other channel on YouTube.”
YouTube said its trust and safety teams analyzed factors such as government security alerts and violent rhetoric on various platforms to determine when the risk of real-world violence was too low. The company also noted that Trump’s posts on YouTube differ from those on other platforms, often including re-uploads from news networks.
As of Friday, Trump’s YouTube account has more than 2.6 million subscribers.
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