The Trump campaign on Wednesday accused Snapchat of "trying to rig" the 2020 election after the popular social media app said it would no longer promote President Trump's account on the platform in light of his controversial tweet about rioters in the wake of the George Floyd protests.
We are not currently promoting the president’s content on Snapchat’s Discover platform," a company spokesperson told FOX Business. "We will not amplify voices who incite racial violence and injustice by giving them free promotion on Discover. Racial violence and injustice have no place in our society.” The spokesperson add that the "Discover" feature was designed specifically for Snapchat to make those curation choices, and Snapchat will never be a place where anyone can speak publicly to all Snapchat users. Mr. Trump’s account would remain intact but would not be promoted on its Discover home page for news and stories.
Facebook, however, decided not to remove the same post; the company's founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has been unwavering in his belief that Facebook should promote the free speech of both average users and politicians on the platform.
Authors: Audrey Conklin, Cecilia Kang, Kate Conger
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/snapchat-stops-promoting-trump-account
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/technology/snapchat-trump.html