Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s stores were taken off-line by Shopify Inc. on Thursday, as the country grappled with the role he played in inciting violence that erupted at the Capitol building the day before.
The Ottawa-based e-commerce company said that it terminated stores affiliated with Trump because his actions contravened Shopify’s policies.
“Shopify does not tolerate actions that incite violence,” the company said in a statement.
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Shopify stores riddled with fakes and fraudsters
Nearly 21% of Shopify stores pose a risk to their customers, according to analysis by e-commerce authentication service Fakespot.
Shopify provides the technology backbone for businesses to set up a store and sell their products online.
The company has become valuable to small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, because its services are cheap and easy to set up.
