Posted on 05/04/2019 11:55:30 AM PDT by conservative98
New York (CNN)Facebook barred seven users from its services earlier this week, citing its policies against "dangerous individuals and organizations." Now President Donald Trump is siding with the people who were banned and railing against social media "censorship" -- all while using one of his favorite social sites.
The president shared more than a dozen tweets about the subject on Friday night and Saturday morning. And he conveniently avoided the fact that some of the banned users are extremists who make a living by deceiving their fans. His posts were a rallying cry, full of resentment toward Big Tech. He said "It's getting worse and worse for Conservatives on social media!"
But Facebook (FB)executives say this has nothing to do with ideology or political party -- it's about safety. "We've always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology," a Facebook spokesperson told CNN Business when the bans were put into effect on Thursday.
The action affected Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who's notorious for using anti-Semitic language; Paul Nehlen, an anti-Semite who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2016 and 2018; and far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Jones and his media outlet InfoWars had previously been banned from Facebook, but had maintained a presence on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook. Jones and InfoWars have now been evicted from Instagram as well, although there are questions about how thoroughly the ban is being applied.
The other banned individuals are the fringe right-wing media personalities Paul Joseph Watson, Milo Yiannopoulos and Laura Loomer.
The president is showing particular support for Watson, an InfoWars personality notorious for spreading misinformation. (In the past, Watson has peddled conspiracy theories about the unsolved murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich, the September 11 terrorist attacks, and so-called "chemtrails.")
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I’d wonder how lefties got hold of so much “air” at all?
Why isn’t it possible for John Q. Thinking Public to change the channel?
Why can’t it be made of no consequence that someone gets “banned” from Facebook?
Even on Facebook, it’s possible for other people to put up external articles.
The Arabian Prophet
Aka, Christian Prince.
What is Allah what is Islam?
Going Live on Youtube at 3:30 pm est.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lard64kCdU
He will typically have 1000 live viewers as he asks Muslims to call in to debate Islam etc...
Very educational and highly entertaining.
If anyone wants a good bio on Stelter, check Mark Levin’s tweets:
https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Amarklevinshow%20stelter&src=typd
It’s great that there are people who are knowledgeable about the subject.
Why can’t there be a Trump TV?
They’re not even “far-right”
Fan pages for Hezbollah & Hamas are still allowed on @facebook. So is the official page for Maduro, who is killing his own citizens. So the bans aren't actually about "safety."
Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘hate ban’ isn’t about safety — it’s about his own egohttps://t.co/GmjuxGB2Ye— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 4, 2019
Facebook is mental poison. It should be illegal.
Helter-Stelter, #FakeNews dooshbag.
This kind of assumes that there is no way to “change the channel” on it. There’s a lot of robust witnesses to the Lord on it, as well as chances to share the same with grateful hearers. Give God a chance to get past the opposition and He will.
Why can’t there be a Trump TV?
That might be called Fox news.
Or, just Trumps Twitter account.
There are plenty of Trump supports with Youtube Channels.
I’m more interested in the people on the margins not the choir. How and who is moving the Center Left in a way that they will never vote Dem again.
I have a fear that the Left will unite with Islam, they are natural allies, and force their way into control of the West and the US.
I’m not kidding.
No one should be banned. If someone is truly inciting violence that’s law enforcement ‘s concern. Besides, it’s abundantly clear that social media is promoting its own leftist agenda with the ban, not safety. It’s time for the DOJ to look at potential antitrust violations.
Stetler claims he’s not Jewish but man could he ever have fooled me
It’s uncanny.
He’s sure a dick and young as hell too
33 I think
Geez, ban CNN for spreading misinformation.
Stetler has a meteoric rise from fat nerd to darling of the left with a cute little wife and feted in Manhattan as somebody
Stupid facebook is calling Farrakhan right wing. They lumped him in with pur types, although Info wars is questionable sometimes.
Sheeesh. These idiots are dumber than dirt.
Remember that CNN leftists label anyone to the *right* of Mao Tse Tung as ‘Far-Right’
BOYCOTT THE FRAUDS/PROPAGANDISTS/APPARATCHIKS
I’m sure the devil/antichrist wants to forge such a baleful union, and yet the faith quotient on earth has a lot to do with the balance of the battle at the moment. God respects what people choose and allocates the spiritual power according to that.
It feels counterintuitive, but the bible says to choose to be bold in the face of what would be fearsome circumstances. I’ve found that no matter what trials and miseries I have encountered, God’s promise comes roaring back into action after I have endured them. Christians would do well to understand that the depth of the love of Christ is deeper than all these spiritual assaults from the enemy. When you can pull off a resurrection, what power remains to beat? Death itself has been mocked.
Jenna Jameson called Brian Stetler a Walking Vagina on Twitter a couple years ago
God love her
There’s much to be said for allowing open argument.
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