Snapchat Stops Promoting Trump Over, Says His Comments ‘Incite Racial Violence’
While Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues to rally for Donald Trump following his “looting and shooting” tweets, Snapchat has taken a stand against him and his comments, which they say “incite racial violence,” and are no longer highlighting his content on their “Discover” page.
Rachel Racusen, a spokesperson for Snap, Snapchat’s parent company, says, “We are not currently promoting the President’s content on Snapchat’s Discover platform. We will not amplify voices who incite racial violence and injustice by giving them free promotion on Discover.”
Racusen continues, “Racial violence and injustice have no place in our society and we stand together with all who seek peace, love, equality, and justice in America.” While the President’s account remains on the platform, his campaign manager Rad Parscale blasted the platform’s decision and accused them of “trying to rig the 2020 election [and] suppress [him].”
In addition, the company’s CEO, Evan Spiegel fired off a memo to his staff on Sunday, stating, “we simply cannot promote accounts in America that are linked to people who incite racial violence, whether they do so on or off our platform. Our Discover content platform is a curated platform, where we decide what we promote. We have spoken time and again about working hard to make a positive impact, and we will walk the talk with the content we promote on Snapchat. We may continue to allow divisive people to maintain an account on Snapchat, as long as the content that is published on Snapchat is consistent with our community guidelines, but we will not promote that account or content in any way.”
RELATED: Facebook Banning Promo For Anti-Quarantine Protests