Twitter and YouTube cracked down on Steve Bannon's podcast report Thursday night after the former White House chief strategist beheaded Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's leading infectious disease expert, had called.
In the video, Bannon says the heads of Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be displayed "as a warning to federal bureaucrats" on pikes in front of the White House.
For more of that
Subscribe to the CNET Now newsletter to receive the most important stories of the day from our editors.
Twitter said it "permanently banned" the @WarRoomPandemic account for violating its policies against the glorification of violence. YouTube said it shut down the video for violating the rules against inciting violence and went on strike against the account. According to the three-hit policy of Google's own video platform, the perpetrator cannot upload any videos for at least a week after the violation.
Bannon also has a Facebook page where he posts videos of his podcasts. The social network said it removed two videos from its site.
"We removed these videos because they violated our policies against violence and incitement," a Facebook spokesman said in a statement.
Continue reading:: Full election coverage
Bannon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The shutdowns come as the US eagerly awaits Tuesday's presidential election results. As the vote count continues, tech giants have tried to monitor their platforms for misinformation and toxic content. Twitter has aggressively labeled and covered up tweets from President Donald Trump, who has baselessly claimed the election was compromised by electoral fraud. YouTube has been criticized for refusing to remove two videos from One America News, a far-right news organization that falsely declared victory on Trump.
In response to Thursday's Bannon video, YouTube spokesman Alex Joseph said, "We will continue to be vigilant as we enforce our policies in the post-election period."
Source link
