<p>Reddit on Monday said it yanked a forum used by supporters of President Donald Trump as part of a crackdown on hateful posts at the popular online bulletin board while the game streaming platform Twitch briefly suspended the president.</p>.<p>"r/The_Donald" was among some 2,000 forums or "subreddits" banned as tightening of rules at the news-focused social website, Reddit said.</p>.<p>Twitch, the gaming platform owned by Amazon, said Trump's channel was suspended over rules violations and that the offending content was removed.</p>.<p>"Hateful conduct is not allowed on Twitch," a spokesperson said.</p>.<p>"We do not make exceptions for political or newsworthy content, and will take action on content reported to us that violates our rules."</p>.<p>Twitch said the offending comments aired on the channel included Trump's remarks from 2015 saying that Mexicans coming into the United States were "bringing drugs," "bringing crime" and were "rapists."</p>.<p>Also cited were his statements from a recent Tulsa rally that "a very tough hombre is breaking into the window of a young woman whose husband is away."</p>.<p>Reddit last year "quarantined" the pro-Trump forum for promoting violence and on Monday removed it.</p>.<p>"Ultimately, it's our responsibility to support our communities by taking stronger action against those who try to weaponize parts of Reddit against other people," Reddit said in a post about its policy update.</p>.<p>The longtime pro-Trump subreddit used by "has consistently hosted and upvoted more rule-breaking content than average, antagonized us and other communities, and its (moderators) have refused to meet our most basic expectations," Reddit added.</p>.<p>Reddit's new content policy specifically bans promoting hate based on identity or vulnerability, and calls for posts to be personal and authentic to prevent spam.</p>.<p>"All communities on Reddit must abide by our content policy in good faith," Reddit said.</p>.<p>"We banned r/The_Donald because it has not done so, despite every opportunity."</p>.<p>"To be clear, views across the political spectrum are allowed on Reddit -- but all communities must work within our policies and do so in good faith, without exception."</p>.<p>The move comes with online platforms facing pressure to crack down on hateful content, including from the president, amid a broad movement to address racial equity in the wake of police killings of African-Americans.</p>.<p>Trump has complained that Silicon Valley platforms are biased against conservatives, despite his own large social media following.</p>
<p>Reddit on Monday said it yanked a forum used by supporters of President Donald Trump as part of a crackdown on hateful posts at the popular online bulletin board while the game streaming platform Twitch briefly suspended the president.</p>.<p>"r/The_Donald" was among some 2,000 forums or "subreddits" banned as tightening of rules at the news-focused social website, Reddit said.</p>.<p>Twitch, the gaming platform owned by Amazon, said Trump's channel was suspended over rules violations and that the offending content was removed.</p>.<p>"Hateful conduct is not allowed on Twitch," a spokesperson said.</p>.<p>"We do not make exceptions for political or newsworthy content, and will take action on content reported to us that violates our rules."</p>.<p>Twitch said the offending comments aired on the channel included Trump's remarks from 2015 saying that Mexicans coming into the United States were "bringing drugs," "bringing crime" and were "rapists."</p>.<p>Also cited were his statements from a recent Tulsa rally that "a very tough hombre is breaking into the window of a young woman whose husband is away."</p>.<p>Reddit last year "quarantined" the pro-Trump forum for promoting violence and on Monday removed it.</p>.<p>"Ultimately, it's our responsibility to support our communities by taking stronger action against those who try to weaponize parts of Reddit against other people," Reddit said in a post about its policy update.</p>.<p>The longtime pro-Trump subreddit used by "has consistently hosted and upvoted more rule-breaking content than average, antagonized us and other communities, and its (moderators) have refused to meet our most basic expectations," Reddit added.</p>.<p>Reddit's new content policy specifically bans promoting hate based on identity or vulnerability, and calls for posts to be personal and authentic to prevent spam.</p>.<p>"All communities on Reddit must abide by our content policy in good faith," Reddit said.</p>.<p>"We banned r/The_Donald because it has not done so, despite every opportunity."</p>.<p>"To be clear, views across the political spectrum are allowed on Reddit -- but all communities must work within our policies and do so in good faith, without exception."</p>.<p>The move comes with online platforms facing pressure to crack down on hateful content, including from the president, amid a broad movement to address racial equity in the wake of police killings of African-Americans.</p>.<p>Trump has complained that Silicon Valley platforms are biased against conservatives, despite his own large social media following.</p>