In the weeks after the riot at the U.S. Capitol, when a mob supporting the former president attempted the disrupt Congress’s certification of the 2020 presidential election, Trump was barred from a slate of social media and video platforms, including YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
Though Trump’s YouTube channel was not taken down, it was barred from uploading new videos or livestreams. The platform also disabled comments on videos on Trump’s channel.
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said earlier this year that it would reinstate Trump’s accounts. Trump was also allowed to reclaim his Twitter account last year, though the former president has not posted on the social media platforms since 2021.
After Jan. 6, YouTube also removed some videos from Trump’s channel that violated its policies, according to Axios, which first reported that YouTube would lift restrictions on Trump’s channel. Those videos will not return to Trump’s channel.
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