Andrew Tate gets another permanent ban on TikTok. Andrew Tate's name has become so popular on the internet for the past few months.
The TikTok star has been caught by a disheartened audience due to his rather controversial take on things that he preaches all over his social media accounts.
Just recently, Meta owned platforms like Facebook and Instagram have chosen to deal with these controversies seriously and have decided to permanently ban the known personality.
Andrew Tate on TikTok
Since he joined the TikTok platform for the first time, Andrew Tate has amassed more than 13 billion views, making him one of the most popular streamers on the site.
According to GameRant, Tate was permanently removed from the social media platform TikTok, the latest in a string of social media platforms that have banned him in recent months.
TikTok continued by stating that not only would Andrew Tate's video content be removed from his channel, but the platform is also going to crack down on any videos that other users might post that would incorporate him.
This comes after the company previously stated that it would delete all of Andrew Tate's videos from his channel.
The platform is making use of software to identify and delete re-uploads of videos that have been determined to violate its community guidelines.
Additionally, the platform is flagging certain content so that it will not be recommended to users' For You feeds.
Speaking to NBCNews, a spokesperson from TikTok mentioned that the platform's investigation into the issue is still ongoing. They also mentioned that they're continuing to remove violative accounts and videos, as well as stregnthen their current measures of enforcement against what can be considered harmful content.
The spokesperson also stated that TikTok is not tolerating the hateful ideology of misogyny.
Meta Permanently Bans Andrew Tate
Tate, who first made his name as a kick boxer and then a reality television show contestant, has found a foothold and a way to go viral on several social media sites, but it appears that those same sites are now cracking down and won't be hosting his content anymore.
Andrew Tate was not only banned on TikTok, but just a few days ago, Meta permanently banned all of his accounts on both Facebook and Instagram.
Meta did not publicly disclose or elaborate on the decision making behind Tate's ban on their social media platform. However, the company said that the creator was violating community guidelines and policies on dangerous organizations and individuals.
Before he was banned, Tate had a massive following on Instagram with over 4.6 million followers and had gained popularity online for becoming a lifestyle guru.
YouTube Follows the Ban
Aside from Meta's social media platforms, YouTube also decided to ban the creator in which he amassed thousands of followers.
Additionally, YouTube removed channels that were associated with Tate, such as the popular channel TateSpeech, which had over 744,000 subscribers.
Just like how TikTok is handling it, YouTube also indicated that it may remove content from other channels if it discovers that those channels are re-uploading videos from channels that have previously been banned.
If a channel exists solely for the purpose of reposting content from another channel that is banned, YouTube may also choose to remove that channel.
The YouTube spokesperson, Ivy Choi, said to NBCNews, "We terminated channels associated with Andrew Tate for multiple violations of our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service, including our hate speech policy."
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