Snapchat permanently bans Trump

Donald Trump has been banned from Snapchat.

Parent company Snap took the decision “in the interest of public safety, and based on his attempts to spread misinformation, hate speech, and incite violence”, it said in a statement.

Mr Trump’s account had already been indefinitely suspended in the wake of the violence in Washington, DC. As with most other mainstream tech platforms, Snap said that it would be taking down his account for fear it could be used to incite more violence.

Snap said that it had spent the time since that suspension “assessing what long term action is in the best interest of our Snapchat community”. In the wake of that consideration, it would suspend his account forever, it said.