Snapchat suspended President Donald Trump’s account following the breach of the United States Capitol by supporters. A representative from Snap verified to TechCrunch that this measure occurred on Wednesday, and stated the company would carefully observe developments before reconsidering its stance.

This represents a previous instance of Snap addressing concerns regarding potentially harmful statements originating from the president’s account. Earlier in June, the platform announced that content shared by President Trump on Snapchat would no longer be featured within its Discover section, becoming accessible only through direct subscription or search.

Prior to Snap’s announcement, co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel articulated in a company blog post that Snapchat “will not amplify accounts in the United States that are associated with individuals who encourage racial violence, regardless of where that encouragement takes place.”

The Snap spokesperson explained that, in contrast to numerous other social media networks, Snapchat was initially designed to facilitate communication between individuals and their close connections, rather than a broad public. The platform has prioritized limiting the dissemination of false information by emphasizing content that is curated and verified. As an illustration, the Discover section exclusively showcases material from established editorial sources, such as Reuters and other reputable news outlets.

Twitter also restricted President Trump’s access to his account after requiring the deletion of three posts, though this restriction may be temporary, lasting only 12 hours. Facebook and Instagram similarly blocked President Trump from posting for a 24-hour period and disabled the hashtag #StormTheCapitol.

Numerous advocacy groups are urging Twitter and Facebook to implement permanent bans, with the ethics group Accountable Tech commenting via Twitter that “today’s violent attack on the Capitol was deeply distressing, but unfortunately foreseeable. Regrettably, Twitter and Facebook’s preparation and response have been severely lacking. Merely labeling calls for violence is insufficient.”