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."
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And get this, from reading the article you would think that Farrakhan is a Republican..really, Farrakhan is right wing, wow I had no idea, LOL
Why can’t FaceBook just ban itself?
Milo should play the “facebook” hates gays card.
Farrakhan is a token. The only reason they included Farrakhan in this latest purge is to not make it look like they are only targeting thought leaders on the right.
Facebook is racist
Just more evidence that Facebook is a publisher, not just a “platform.” If they want to exercise editorial control over the content on Facebook, then they need to be held to the same standard, and same liabilities, as any other publisher.
Glad they banned Farrakhan. Betting they will reverse their decision when they realize they banned someone with protective pigmentation.
Info Wars Audit on DEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IK5gK0xzp8&list=PLJPzMvfkFuRH5YArHEcnYaFmlW8GrXrSi&index=28&t=0s
Hi.
Except for the crazy Muslim who thinks he’s Jesus, all the others are sane people for the most part.
5.56mm
WaPo actually called him “right-wing” in their HEADLINE
they’ve since changed it to “extremists”
Speech is dangerous, who knew?
Farrakhan’s most damning evidence of guilt is his own words.
It that were true 80% of the proglibs would have been kicked out long ago.
Jones and military, and lommer were already banned.
We long ago past “Peak Facebook”. It now begins its slide into MySpace / AOL territory.
Milo.
“dangerous”.
The data gatherers are the new final arbiters.
Meet your new masters.
So 95% right winger and one throw away so they could say “oh no - were not going after right wingers... just haters”
And yet antifa remains...
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