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YouTube extends ban on Trump channel ahead of Biden inauguration

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US President Donald Trump speaking in a video released on YouTube on January 19, 2021. Google-owned YouTube has confirmed it has extended a ban on Trump's channel for at least seven days. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

San Francisco

Google-owned YouTube has confirmed it has extended a ban on new videos being added to US President Donald Trump's channel due to the potential for inciting violence.

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