GOOGL - YouTube speeds up voter-fraud enforcement in move that could affect Trump postings

YouTube ([[GOOG]] +2.2%, [[GOOGL]] +2.5%) - so far notably absent from the social-media conversation around Twitter and Facebook suspending President Trump's accounts - now says it's accelerating enforcement of voter fraud claims. That's a move that could lead to a permanent ban of President Trump on the video platform, Brian Fung notes. YouTube last month said it would begin assigning strikes to channels under a "three-strikes" rule on Jan. 20, but it is apparently starting that policy immediately. A first strike includes a one-week restriction on uploading and live-streaming; three strikes in a 90-day period means a permanent removal from YouTube. Twitter (TWTR -2.2%) gave Trump's account a 12-hour block yesterday evening, but it's not clear when the president will be able to resume tweeting. And Facebook (FB +1.7%) today said it would block Trump's accounts indefinitely, and at least for the two weeks remaining until Joe Biden's presidential inauguration.

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YouTube speeds up voter-fraud enforcement in move that could affect Trump postings