Image source, Channel 5Image caption, Andrew Tate appeared in the 2016 series of Big BrotherYouTube has banned influencer Andrew Tate for violating its policies.The Google-owned social media site took action following Meta’s decision to ban Mr Tate from Facebook and Instagram.The former kickboxer rose to fame in 2016 when he was removed from TV show Big Brother over a video which appeared to depict him attacking a woman.He went on to gain notoriety online – with Twitter banning him for saying women should “bear responsibility” for being sexually assaulted.At the time of his removal from Big Brother, in 2016, Mr Tate said the controversial video had been edited, calling it “a total lie trying to make me look bad”. Google, which owns YouTube, told the BBC: “We terminated channels associated with Andrew Tate for multiple violations of our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service, including our hate speech policy. “If a channel is terminated, the uploader is unable to use, own or create any other YouTube channels.”Mr Tate’s YouTube channels had more than a million followers between them.’Hateful ideology’TikTok has also banned an account belonging to Mr Tate as part of an ongoing investigation to remove content that violates its…
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YouTube joins Facebook in banning Andrew Tate – BBC News
