One week after removing content and temporarily suspending Donald Trump’s account, YouTube is extending the ban for another seven days.
The Google-owned company on Tuesday confirmed the move to CNBC and Bloomberg, citing the possibility of Trump inciting violence during Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
“In light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, the Donald J. Trump channel will be prevented from uploading new videos or live streams for an additional minimum of seven days,” a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement emailed to PCMag. “As we shared previously, comments will continue to be indefinitely disabled under videos from the channel.”
Trump’s personal account boasts 2.79 million subscribers, more than 825 million views since March 2015, and still features uploads made as recently as Jan. 12—ahead of YouTube’s embargo. There is, of course, a glaring loophole in YouTube’s suspension: the official White House channel, which has fewer subscribers but remains active during Trump’s final hours in office. A fresh pair of videos featuring farewell messages from the outgoing Commander in Chief and first lady were posted to that channel on Tuesday.
The YouTube suspension was triggered after a number of major social networks—including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitch—banned or disabled Donald Trump after he incited the Jan. 6 coup at the nation’s Capitol that left five people dead.
