President Donald Trump’s Twitch account has been suspended, the streaming service said Monday afternoon.
Founded in 2011, Twitch is a platform for live video streaming. The company said, “Hateful conduct is not allowed on Twitch. In line with our policies, President Trump’s channel has been issued a temporary suspension from Twitch for comments made on stream.”
One of the streams in question was a rebroadcast of Trump’s infamous kickoff rally, where he said Mexico was sending rapists to the United States.
Twitch also flagged comments at Trump’s recent rally in Tulsa.
"Like anyone else, politicians on Twitch must adhere to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. We do not make exceptions for political or newsworthy content, and will take action on content reported to us that violates our rules," a Twitch spokesperson told The Verge.
The Trump campaign launched its Twitch page in October.
This story is developing.
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