YouTube said on Friday it was lifting restrictions on Donald Trump’s official account which were imposed after the violent January 6 attack on Congress.
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Leslie Miller, vice-president of public policy, told Axios Trump’s “ability to upload new content is restored”.
Miller said YouTube had “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.
“This channel will continue to be subject to our policies, just like any other channel on YouTube.”
Trump videos YouTube deemed to incite violence would not be reinstated, Axios reported.
Twitter and Facebook have already lifted bans imposed in the aftermath of the Capitol riot. Trump has not returned to either, preferring his own platform, Truth Social.
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Source from www.theguardian.com