Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and Others

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Post by aestetix » Thu, May 02, 2019, 6:21 PM UTC

Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and Others
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Re: Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and Others

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Post by maximus1983 » Thu, May 02, 2019, 6:40 PM UTC

I am sure there will be many people cheering. However people don't seem to realise that just because it isn't you getting censored now, it may well be you in the future.

What is deemed acceptable and what isn't deemed acceptable are quite transient. It wasn't long ago it was unacceptable/illegal to be a homosexual, but now it is at least (in the Western world) readily accepted. I wonder if facebook was around in the 1950s would they be banning prominent homosexuals?

Re: Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and Others

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Post by whiddershins » Thu, May 02, 2019, 6:41 PM UTC

“In some instances, when Facebook bans an individual or organization, it also restricts others from expressing praise or support for them on its platforms, the spokesperson said, adding that the company continues to view such action as the correct approach.”