
While reports have suggested that Amazon-owned Twitch was yet to take action against Tate, it appears he has closed down his channel on this streaming platform of his own accord. TikTok followed up with a ban on Monday, and now, YouTube has enforced a permanent suspension because some of his videos constituted hate speech.ĭespite TikTok and YouTube's proclamations, countless videos of Andrew Tate are still available on both of their platforms - indicating that enforcing a sitewide ban, rather than targeting just one account, may be easier said than done. Tech giants have been facing growing calls to take action because the content falls afoul of their guidelines - with some domestic abuse charities claiming that the videos could "radicalize" young men.įacebook and Instagram initially took action on Friday after declaring that his videos infringed their policies - and the dominoes continued to fall from here. He has also been accused of posting homophobic and racist slurs over the years - questioning whether depression is real, and claiming women "bear some responsibility" for sexual abuse.įootage of the former kickboxer has spread like wildfire online in recent months, with students of his self-proclaimed "Hustler's University" encouraged to spread the videos online through fan accounts. Listen to the CoinMarketRecap podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google PodcastsĪ crypto trader and influencer has been banned from multiple social networks after coming under scrutiny for violent, misogynistic videos.Īndrew Tate has attracted scrutiny for clips where he appeared to endorse hitting women - and in others, he claimed they were the property of their husbands.
