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Facebook bans Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and others from its platforms as 'dangerous'
CNN ^ | Updated 2:53 PM ET, Thu May 2, 2019 | Oliver Darcy By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business

Posted on 05/02/2019 12:00:46 PM PDT by Red Badger

Facebook announced Thursday afternoon that it had designated some high-profile people, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who's notorious for using anti-Semitic language, and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, as "dangerous" and said it will be purging them from its platforms. Jones and his media outlet InfoWars had previously been banned from Facebook (FB) in in August 2018, but had maintained a presence on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook. On Thursday, Jones and InfoWars will be barred from Instagram as well. Other people banned Thursday include fringe right-wing media personalities Laura Loomer, Milo Yiannopoulos and Paul Joseph Watson. Also included are Paul Nehlen, an anti-Semite who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2016 and 2018. "We've always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology," a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement provided to CNN Business. "The process for evaluating potential violators is extensive and it is what led us to our decision to remove these accounts today."

A Facebook spokesperson told CNN Business the company goes through a lengthy process and takes into consideration a number of factors before determining an individual to be "dangerous."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: facebook; farrakhan; fascistbook; infowars; internet; lauraloomer; loomer; louisfarrakhan; markzuckerberg; milo; nehlen; pauljosephwatson; purge; technotyranny; zuckerberg
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To: Red Badger

They banned one ultra antisemitic individual in order to ban a number of decent people.

The magic of Leftist logic...


21 posted on 05/02/2019 12:30:45 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Can I get a shout out for the person(s) who donated $2,000.00 from France? Thanks so much! Wow!)
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To: Red Badger
About the only thing Laura Loomer has left is a mailing address. She isn't even allowed to get a ride with Uber! The "it's a private company" crowd must be orgasmic.

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22 posted on 05/02/2019 12:32:59 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Red Badger

Oh, good! I won’t have to see Milo curled around his boyfriend (sans face ‘cause we are not to identify him) anymore.


23 posted on 05/02/2019 12:36:34 PM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: The Pack Knight

You’re correct.

Congress accepts all that sweet ca$h from them, however. So, forget it.

Any ideas?


24 posted on 05/02/2019 12:41:09 PM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: Red Badger

Facebook is a LIBERAL SUPREMACIST organization.


25 posted on 05/02/2019 12:41:41 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (Chivalry is not dead. It is a warriors code and only practiced by warriors.)
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To: Red Badger

Zuck will use the Farrakhan banning as cover to ban all conservatives.


26 posted on 05/02/2019 12:45:35 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Trump 2020 - Re-Elect the M*****F***er!)
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To: NormsRevenge
Post some memes.

They can't keep up!


27 posted on 05/02/2019 12:49:10 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Trump 2020 - Re-Elect the M*****F***er!)
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To: Paladin2

I don’t use/visit Facebook but what advertisers are keeping this turkey going ?


28 posted on 05/02/2019 12:50:09 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Red Badger

Barack Obama’s friend and guest Louis FarrKKKhan.


29 posted on 05/02/2019 1:00:20 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Red Badger
Other people banned Thursday include fringe right-wing media personalities Laura Loomer, Milo Yiannopoulos and Paul Joseph Watson.

I smell cover for banning Laura Loomer and her peers.

30 posted on 05/02/2019 1:04:21 PM PDT by MortMan (Americans are a people increasingly separated by our connectivity.)
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To: butlerweave

It is not advertising that supports facebook. It is their invasive, stealthy taking of user data and selling it to companies who want to use the information for their own enrichment.

Advertising is a mere shadow of the evil perpetuated by Facebook. (I am on the platform - when I want to chat with my wife while I am overseas.)


31 posted on 05/02/2019 1:07:04 PM PDT by MortMan (Americans are a people increasingly separated by our connectivity.)
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To: Red Badger

What Google, YouTube, Facebook, and similar social media platforms should do is provide a feature where users can set their own preferences as to who is blocked within the users’ sphere of activity on the platforms. This would allow the platforms to be self-regulating.

However, in their desire for godlike powers they prefer to hang onto this control. So, they implement burdensome processes that can never filter everything to anyone’s satisfaction.

Because these big companies are accepting responsibility for the content on their platforms, they should become liable for ALL content. If violence or other crimes are committed due to threats or other salacious content, their deep pockets should be accessed in the courts of law to pay for the damage done. If (and this should be “since”) intellectual property rights are violated, these companies should pay the fines and damages including actual and punitive for failing to stop IP theft on their platforms. They should be subject to forensic accounting in order to verify that such IP rights have not been abused.


32 posted on 05/02/2019 1:16:27 PM PDT by unlearner (War is coming.)
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To: Red Badger; semimojo
Facebook bans Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and others from its platforms as 'dangerous'

Ping to Semimojo.

33 posted on 05/02/2019 1:23:04 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Red Badger

The only reason Farrakhan is on this list, is to have cover to ban the others.


34 posted on 05/02/2019 1:30:10 PM PDT by TexasGurl24
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To: Red Badger

Milo was a bit too fabulous for me but he laid bare the damage done by feminazis in the modern western world. Can’t have that.


35 posted on 05/02/2019 1:39:50 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: The Pack Knight

But who is going to hold them to those standards? Congress sure isn’t. And after a few comments about “deplatforming” last fall, even the White House seems to have gone back to sleep on this particular issue. The tech corporations will do whatever they want, with the expectation that no one will make them stop. And this far, they have been absolutely correct.


36 posted on 05/02/2019 1:54:09 PM PDT by seacapn
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To: Red Badger

When WE own the platforms...

We’ll be FREE.

Let my people GO.


37 posted on 05/02/2019 2:33:10 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: gaijin

Comic/Pianist OWEN BENJAMIN:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WBTh15NziM


38 posted on 05/02/2019 2:34:35 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: TexasGurl24
True. Paul Joseph Watson is awesome. It is utter Fascist BS that he is banned. He should wear it like a badge of honor.
39 posted on 05/02/2019 3:20:39 PM PDT by ohioman
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To: NormsRevenge

I see that James Woods is back in “Twitter Jail” again.


40 posted on 05/02/2019 3:25:54 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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