Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and More Banned from Facebook for Being “Dangerous”

Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and More Banned from Facebook for Being “Dangerous”

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Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam leader, and InfoWars host Alex Jones for violating the company’s policy against hate and violence. These two are amongst those Facebook says are notorious for using anti-Semitic language and are “dangerous.”

Jones was previouly banned from Facebook & iTunes for hate speech in August 2018, he has also been kicked off Twitter but still remained on Instagram, who is owned by Facebook.

Other people banned on Thursday included Paul Nehlen, an anti-Semite who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2016 and 2018, and fringe right-wing media personalities Laura Loomer, Milo Yiannopoulos and Paul Joseph Watson.

Nehlen is a self-described “pro-White Christian American candidate,” who ran an unsuccessful primary challenge for then-House Speaker Paul Ryan’s congressional seat in Wisconsin in 2016 and 2018. Yiannopoulos is a far-right provocateur. Watson is a far-right YouTube personality, and Loomer is an activist who is often considered to be part of the alt-right but rejects the characterization over anti-Semitism.

“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.”

The Facebook spokesperson said such factors include whether the person or organization has ever called for violence against individuals based on race, ethnicity, or national origin; whether the person has been identified with a hateful ideology; whether they use hate speech or slurs in their about section on their social media profiles; and whether they have had pages or groups removed from Facebook for violating hate speech rules.

Farrakhan, who has ties to multiple Democratic lawmakers, has led the Nation of Islam religious group since 1975, and has been a labeled a controversial leader because of anti-Semitic and anti-white comments. For example, he made controversial comments during a Saviours’ Day 2018 address.

During the speech in Chicago, Farrakhan said “the government are my enemy, the powerful Jews are my enemy.” Adding, “White folks are going down. And Satan is going down. And Farrakhan, by God’s grace, has pulled the cover off of that Satanic Jew and I’m here to say your time is up, your world is through.”

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I watch all sides cheer as each other’s rights are boxed in and stripped away. 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥#NoamChomsky said “if we do not believe in freedom of speech for those we despise we do not believe in it at all”. 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥No matter where u stand with the Kap’s or Rosanne’s with the Alex Jones or Farrakhan’s, with the Kevin Hart’s or Ann Coulter’s if u cheer for others u disagree with to be silenced soon your muzzle will be delivered to you as well. This country 🇺🇸 with all its flaws is still a beautiful republic in its ambition to honor the rights and freedoms promised. I fear however we are on a dangerous path to lose our freedoms and rights by not wanting for for those we disagree what we want for our selves and that is the freedom to express our thoughts and opinions. Don’t worry about arguing with me either. I just want u to think. #triggerwarningwithkillermike #IWudTurnOffComments #HoweverThatWudBe2MuchLike #Censorship

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