Facebook, who owns Instagram, has announced several people it’s banning from both platforms, including the anti-Semitic Louis Farrakhan:
NY POST – Facebook on Thursday designated several extremist figures as “dangerous” – including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Infowars host Alex Jones, political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer – and permanently banned them.
The social media giant said it removed the accounts, fan pages and groups affiliated with the high-profile personalities after it re-evaluated their content or re-examined their activities outside Facebook, the Washington Post reported.
“We’ve always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology,” Facebook said in a statement.
“The process for evaluating potential violators is extensive and it is what led us to our decision to remove these accounts today,” it added.
Jones and InfoWars also have been banned from Facebook in August 2018, but had maintained a presence on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook.
On Thursday, Jones and his media outlet will also be barred from Instagram, where he and other extremists and alt-right stars have spread conspiracy theories, misinformation and extremist thought.
I’ll be honest. I don’t know much about Laura Loomer because I don’t follow her on social media or anywhere else for that matter. But from what little I have seen of her, I’m not sure why she was included in this list. Sure, she does have a provocative style. But ‘dangerous’?
And while I really dislike Alex Jones with a passion, and some of the loony garbage he espouses, I’ve never been convinced that he’s ‘dangerous’ either.
Louis Farrakhan, on the other hand, does traffic in hate against Jewish people. That’s well documented and I’m honestly surprised that Facebook finally pulled the trigger on banning him.
What do you think about this. Am I wrong?