Posted on 08/20/2022 8:01:57 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The controversial online influencer and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate has been banned from Meta platforms Instagram and Facebook.
Tate, a former kickboxer and reality TV star, was removed for violating Meta policies “on dangerous organizations and individuals”, the company confirmed by email.
Tate first rose to prominence after appearing on the TV show Big Brother in 2016, when he was removed from the series after a video of him beating a woman outside the show surfaced.
Since then, he has garnered backlash for his posts across social media, which domestic abuse charities have called “extreme misogyny”. He stated on Twitter in 2017 that women belong in the home and that rape victims “bear responsibility” for their attack, after which Twitter permanently banned him from the platform.
Tate has grown a following for his advice videos to men, many of them veering into sexist territory. On one YouTube video, Tate described himself as “absolutely a misogynist”. He said: “I’m a realist and when you’re a realist you’re sexist. There’s no way you can be rooted in reality and not be sexist.”
In a statement to the Guardian, Tate characterized many of his videos as parody, stating he was “playing a comedic character”.
“Internet sensationalism has purported the idea that im [sic] anti women when nothing could be further from the truth,” he said, adding that he has donated to charities benefitting women. “I am genuinely innocent.”
Tate was a vocal supporter of former president Donald Trump and has appeared on a number of rightwing podcasts, including shows like Infowars, hosted by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. More recently Tate has become “impossible to avoid” on social media, and at the time of his ban from Meta platforms he had more than 4.7 million followers on Instagram.
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still on tictok
Guardian = Communist Rag
Sounds like a real winner. Maybe he can team up with Howard Stern and have a beat off.
I truly believe this guy is a misguided a-hole from what I’ve read and seen of him; but he still should be allowed to say it.
Social media brownshirts strike again.
look how long he has been around
but he is canceled now
saw alex jones infowars in the article
Tate is the bomb. All of this is massive trolling.
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