Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and others from its platforms as 'dangero
Source: CNN
New York (CNN Business)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."
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Liberty Belle
(9,535 posts)If this has been done a long time ago, how many hate crimes inspired by anti-Semitics such as Farrakan or white Supremacists and conspiracy nuts such as Jones might have been avoided?
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)it is always the same answer...$$$.
sinkingfeeling
(51,460 posts)jcmaine72
(1,773 posts)Now we no longer have to hear magats whine their little conspiracy theories about how Farrakhan's unique brand of virulent antisemitism gets a pass on social media while they as red blooded patriots get banned as part of some vast globalist plot. Screw them all.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)Coventina
(27,121 posts)ck4829
(35,077 posts)Talitha
(6,593 posts)Take away his Twitter account and maybe he'll pop his cork.
Maxheader
(4,373 posts)If jones was a progressive conspiracy freak...maybe howling about bush knowing about 9 - 11 in advance and not warning the country....or that the wingers were plotting to overthrow the government...etc etc..
They'd be behind bars by now...wouldn't they?...
Polybius
(15,437 posts)He hates the Clinton's, Bush's, and Obama. The only one he seems to like is Trump.
Maxheader
(4,373 posts)and supposedly, per wiki, funds it through the really tacky merchandise
it sells on the show.
I find that hard to believe...IMHO the show is getting help from somewhere...
riversedge
(70,242 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Nothing is permanent on Facebook. As soon as the heats off, they will quietly reinstate these fascist dogs.