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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What am I supposed to do about it Now?
Fall Down?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34z8sZi4a-E
Judge me not ye saints for my history may be tainted
But I’m sober enough to know blood when I see it
I’ve borne my share of stones most
of them easily thrown
But who’s to deny your water shed side leading me home?
What am I supposed to do about it now?
Past regrets and long laments, they find me somehow
O, what am I supposed to do about it now?
What have I to do but fall down?
To spy from far away
may seem that I’m one to betray
But O, how I try the spirit to guide, the promise you made
What am I supposed to do about it now?
Past regrets and long laments, they find me somehow
O, what am I supposed to do about it now?
What have I to do but fall down?
Hold me up, never let me go
Love me when I am broken and speak to me
What am I supposed to do about it now?
Past regrets and long laments, they find me somehow
O, what am I supposed to do about it now?
What have I to do but fall down
This all reminds me of the original Star Wars where OB one Canobiem
Stated if you kill me now I will become much stronger than you can ever imagine
Even fake book must understand that by publicly banning any of these individuals is that they are going to do is immensely increase their popularity which for one I applaud.
I mean Milo ? come on now
Hes a real threat to them because hes a gay conservative
Look the whole façade of liberalism , and what its masking , which is socialism and communism , is falling apart right in front of our faces
They are getting shriller and more desperate by the day
We have to just hope that their abilities to commit out right fraud and the amount of idiots out there arent enough to keep them going
What is CNN? Doesn’t this website have more viewers?
Watson has said some idiotic things but he is dead on about the crisis of the Western Civilization and Islam. CNN and Seltzer can FOAD with their fake as sh*t propaganda news.
He'd better watch out; else HE will get banned!
Platform or Publisher. They cannot continue to hide.
Same on Watson.
I think Trump’s defense of Farrakhan is in the spirit of “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” I thought the person who originally said this was Patrick Henry, but a quick search yields several other sources. In any case, whether or not Patrick Henry was the originator of this phrase, Trump’s position certainly is in keeping with the founding fathers’ philosophy.
As far as I know, Trump said nothing about Farrakhan. That’s just the fake news saying Farrakhan is far right and lumping him into what Trump is talking about. He mentioned James Wood, Diamond and Silk and Paul Watson. That is all.
Thank God for President Trump.
That’s all.
No, not stupid. It is branding. Evil to liberals = right wing. Smear everyone you don’t like as right-wing. Ban right wing and by definition ban all people and groups you don’t like.
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