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demmiblue

(36,858 posts)
Thu May 2, 2019, 02:51 PM May 2019

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."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/tech/facebook-ban-louis-farrakhan-infowars-alex-jones-milo-laura-loomer/index.html

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Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and others from its platforms as 'dangero (Original Post) demmiblue May 2019 OP
Good riddance. Liberty Belle May 2019 #1
Excellent! Sherman A1 May 2019 #2
What took so long? Oh yeah, BigmanPigman May 2019 #3
Little late, isn't it? sinkingfeeling May 2019 #4
Long overdue. jcmaine72 May 2019 #5
Flush! ffr May 2019 #6
Facebook has a "MIRT"? Good. nt JustABozoOnThisBus May 2019 #7
Too little, too late. n/t Coventina May 2019 #8
Good news ck4829 May 2019 #9
PLEASE - purge Shitler next! Talitha May 2019 #10
Ya know...if the shoe was on the other foot... Maxheader May 2019 #11
Jones has outright blamed Bush for 9/11 many times Polybius May 2019 #13
Jones owns info wars... Maxheader May 2019 #15
good day for America riversedge May 2019 #12
They will be back... BlueIdaho May 2019 #14

Liberty Belle

(9,535 posts)
1. Good riddance.
Thu May 2, 2019, 02:55 PM
May 2019

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?

jcmaine72

(1,773 posts)
5. Long overdue.
Thu May 2, 2019, 03:37 PM
May 2019

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.

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)
11. Ya know...if the shoe was on the other foot...
Thu May 2, 2019, 07:01 PM
May 2019

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

(15,423 posts)
13. Jones has outright blamed Bush for 9/11 many times
Thu May 2, 2019, 10:31 PM
May 2019

He hates the Clinton's, Bush's, and Obama. The only one he seems to like is Trump.

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)
15. Jones owns info wars...
Fri May 3, 2019, 04:43 PM
May 2019

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...

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
14. They will be back...
Thu May 2, 2019, 11:52 PM
May 2019

Nothing is permanent on Facebook. As soon as the heat’s off, they will quietly reinstate these fascist dogs.

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