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- YouTube announced Tuesday it's suspended U.S. President Donald Trump's channel, as it violated policies against inciting violence after last week's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
- YouTube joins several social media companies which have taken action against the president and some of his supporters for encouraging or engaging in last week's violence.
- Twitter and Facebook have removed Trump's accounts, and both have been eliminating content supporting last week's assault.
- In a statement, YouTube said Trump's channel is now banned from uploading new videos or livestreams for at least a week, which may be extended.
- "It’s going to be a catastrophic mistake for them."
- The YouTube ban comes shortly after Trump blasted big tech companies on Tuesday.
- He accused them of being "divisive" after their unprecedented crackdown on conspiracy theorists and fringe groups, in an urgent effort to prevent further unrest.
- Twitter has suspended more than 70,000 accounts dedicated to QAnon, a conspiracy group which states that Trump is secretly fighting a cabal of child-sex predators.
- And Amazon said it's working to remove some QAnon products from its online marketplace.
- Meanwhile, Apple, Google and Amazon have all suspended Parler - a pro-Trump app where users have threatened more violence - from their respective app stores and Web-hosting services.