"We are not going to amplify voices that incite racial violence and injustice by promoting them for free on Discover," said the social network.

The social network Snapchat accuses Donald Trump of inciting "racial violence" and will stop promoting his messages on his Discover page, the network's news feed where users can find news, recommendations and even publications by media or famous personalities. This was announced on Wednesday June 3.

"Racial violence and injustice have no place in society and we stand in solidarity with all those who seek peace, love, equality and justice in America. "

The messages of the American president remain visible to subscribers to his account and appear when a user makes a specific search.

Snapchat thus joins Twitter, which provoked the ire of the President of the United States last week, by putting warnings on the messages it sends to its more than 81 million subscribers. The two networks, however, chose not to ban Donald Trump entirely.
No similar decision at Facebook

This announcement - like that of Twitter - comes as hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating for more than a week across the country against police violence against visible minorities and, in particular, the black population.

The death of George Floyd, asphyxiated by a police officer while he was handcuffed and showing no resistance, at the end of May, was the trigger for these demonstrations in a country already hit by a pandemic which made more than 100 000 dead and unemployed tens of millions of people.

Unlike Twitter or now Snapchat, Facebook, the first social network in the world has chosen not to report or censor in any way the messages of the American president.