YouTube Restores Donald Trump’s Account

The YouTube account of former President Donald Trump has been restored almost two years after it was suspended.

Trump has been banned from posting videos after the protests against the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. YouTube and other social networking sites claimed that he incited violence. The account is “no longer restricted and the ability to upload new content is restored,” A statement by Leslie Miller, YouTube Vice-President of Public Policy, was sent to Axios.

“We carefully evaluated the continued risk of real-world violence, balancing that with the importance of preserving the opportunity for voters to hear equally from major national candidates in the run up to an election,” Miller added. “This channel will continue to be subject to our policies, just like any other channel on YouTube.”

YouTube, a Google subsidiary, won’t restore videos from Trump accounts that were removed after January 6, when they were removed for purportedly inciting violence. Trump, who is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination will now be allowed to purchase YouTube advertisements.

Many social media companies have also lifted Trump’s suspensions. Meta, which manages Instagram and Facebook, announced that Trump was released from suspension two months ago. “an extraordinary decision taken in extraordinary circumstances.” However, the company vowed to enforce “certain guardrails” Trump’s future.

The controversial move was defended by content moderators who claimed they did not wish to interfere in the debate about elections and that their decision had been approved. Meta claimed that Trump faces “heightened penalties for repeat offenses” You can also use the platform to record your past behavior. “apply to other public figures whose accounts are reinstated from suspensions related to civil unrest under our updated protocol.”

After conducting an informal survey with his followers, Elon Tesla, Twitter CEO, restored Trump to the platform. Trump had launched Truth Social, a social media company, shortly after his departure from office. He stated that he would not return to Twitter even though Musk could reinstate his account. Trump must also post content to Truth Social, and wait six hours before sharing it on other platforms.

“I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man, but I am going to be staying on Truth,” Trump has previously made comments. “The bottom line is, no, I am not going back to Twitter.”

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Trump has more subscribers than 2.6 Million on YouTube. His Twitter account has approximately 87.4 Million followers.

Musk had previously stated to advertisers that he purchased Twitter in order to foster a culture of sharing. “common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence.” He expressed his desire to not promote what he considers to be extreme content on the site, and promised that the social media platform wouldn’t become a “social media hub”. “free-for-all hellscape” Users could either ignore the law or splinter into it, thereby allowing them to violate it with impunity. “echo chambers.”

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