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Facebook Briefly Censors House GOP Members Critical of Biden’s Student Loan Plan
PJ Media ^ | August 25, 2022 | Lincoln Brown

Posted on 08/25/2022 5:56:26 PM PDT by grundle

I certainly sleep better at night knowing that Zuckerberg’s security team is making sure that what we see is carefully curated for our own good, including posts like this one from House Republicans that simply stated: “If you take out a loan, you pay it back. Period.”

Those words were posted on the House Judiciary GOP page on Wednesday. Not only were people unable to share it, but Facebook censored the post stating: “Your post goes against our Community Standards so only you can see it.” At least one person claimed to have gone directly to FB jail for trying to share the post. As of Thursday morning, the post was back up on the page, probably because enough people, particularly members of the House Judiciary GOP, complained.

Some people blamed the FB algorithm for the mistake, and that is probably a safe bet. But you can read, re-read, and even diagram the sentence: “If you take out a loan, you pay it back. Period.” and you won’t find anything inflammatory, revolutionary, or violent about it. Yes, the post is critical of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, but it is not urging armed insurrection, massive civil disobedience, or even a boycott. If anything, it is pretty vanilla. Biden’s name isn’t even mentioned.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bigtech; facebook; freespeech; internet; mediabias; socialmedia; studentloan
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1 posted on 08/25/2022 5:56:26 PM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle
“If you take out a loan, you pay it back. Period.”

“Your post goes against our Community Standards."

Which community"? The Dead-Beat community?

2 posted on 08/25/2022 5:59:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: grundle

FB-—FBI close enough.


3 posted on 08/25/2022 6:00:29 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: grundle

Must not denigrate Main Fuhrer.


4 posted on 08/25/2022 6:01:27 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Vote NOW!! to repeal the Second Law of Thermodynamics like your life depends on it.)
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Mein Fuhrer. Stoopid spelczech.


5 posted on 08/25/2022 6:01:58 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Vote NOW!! to repeal the Second Law of Thermodynamics like your life depends on it.)
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To: grundle

Idiots on Facebook, for being on the enemies’ websites. These people can’t think for themselves.


6 posted on 08/25/2022 6:03:06 PM PDT by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: grundle

FascistBook is insane.


7 posted on 08/25/2022 6:04:36 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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To: grundle

All you need to know about what propaganda these leftists support, as if that was ever in doubt. These tech behemoths are nothing but sycophantic useful idiots for the RATS.


8 posted on 08/25/2022 6:05:02 PM PDT by Fungi
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King Puppet, the First of His Name.


9 posted on 08/25/2022 6:05:29 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

FB(I)


10 posted on 08/25/2022 6:11:00 PM PDT by joshua c (where did my tagline go? if you see it please call someone else. i was tired of it.)
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To: Fungi
All you need to know about what propaganda these leftists support, as if that was ever in doubt. These tech behemoths are nothing but sycophantic useful idiots for the RATS.

Just like so many other "activist groups." Not to mention the universities, big philanthropies, museums, libraries, educational establishment, entertainment industry...

And still it's not enough. They want more.

11 posted on 08/25/2022 6:13:12 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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I got 30 days in jail for a meme saying “if you don’t see the value in paying your student loans. why should I?”

the last time sleepy joe floated this dream.


12 posted on 08/25/2022 6:15:27 PM PDT by cableguymn
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Why isn’t zuckencucks fake book dead yet?


13 posted on 08/25/2022 6:16:32 PM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: joshua c

FB(I)

Yes!

Same mother different brother.


14 posted on 08/25/2022 6:18:43 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: grundle

ZSuck probably told his minions that they would get him called in front of some house committee, so back off.


15 posted on 08/25/2022 6:22:02 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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Guess FBI wanted them censored and then they changed their mind.


16 posted on 08/25/2022 6:37:05 PM PDT by LoveMyFreedom
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PL#AN fòr oe tomorrow....mozy over to FaceBook and get evected.😆


17 posted on 08/25/2022 6:50:59 PM PDT by airdalechief
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PL#AN fòr oe tomorrow....mozy over to FaceBook and get evected.😆


18 posted on 08/25/2022 6:51:02 PM PDT by airdalechief
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To: grundle

Fartbook propping up the secret police as usual


19 posted on 08/25/2022 6:59:11 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: grundle

GOP should boycott Facebook and Twitter until they take steps to ensure that they remain politically neutral (which is impossible). They’ll continue to decline because they suppress free speech. There are other platforms out there. We can patronize them instead.


20 posted on 08/25/2022 7:06:20 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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