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Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and others from its platforms as 'dangerous'

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Facebook announced Thursday afternoon that it had designated some high-profile people, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who's notorious for using anti-Semitic language, and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, as "dangerous" and said it will be purging them from its platforms.

Jones and his media outlet InfoWars had previously been banned from Facebook (FB) in in August 2018, but had maintained a presence on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook. On Thursday, Jones and InfoWars will be barred from Instagram as well.

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

"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."

A Facebook spokesperson told CNN Business the company goes through a lengthy process and takes into consideration a number of factors before determining an individual to be "dangerous."
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https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/02/...owars-alex-jones-milo-laura-loomer/index.html
 

mclem

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This must be some strange new meaning of the term "always" of which I was not previously aware. But it's a start.
 
collige

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I bet Farrakhan is pissed at all the alt-right folks for fucking with his grift. He was smart enough to keep his fuckery on the down low, but all these other talking heads are playing Icarus and getting burned.
 
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collige said:
I bet Farrakhan is pissed at all the alt-right folks for fucking with his grift. He was smart enough to keep his fuckery on the down low, but all these other talking heads are playing Icarus and getting burned.
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Folks are gonna single out Farrakhan for not fitting in the same category but he's alllllll up in that fuckery
 
captmcblack

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Time to get Candace Owens, Jacob Wohl and the TPUSA grift sorted out as well. No more alt-right or alt-lite shit for profit.
 
NoblesseOblige

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This is too fucking late to even deserve a 'better late than never' response. Fuckin' Milo is so neutered these days that it looks like Facebook just did the math and realized they're not profiting off letting the fucker stay.
 
PeakPointMatrix

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It’s like arresting easy-to-find criminals that have been casually raping and pillaging for years now. Like... thanks... I guess?
 
minimaxir

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semi-weird journalism note; the announcement was embargoed, and they weren't actually banned at time of posting.

 
Tabaxi

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Kusagari said:
Right wingers always point to him as an example of "the left" getting away with it, so I'm sure they're secretly mad that has gone up in smoke.
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Do they mean Louis "I support Donald Trump and will openly pal around with White Nationalists due to our mutual anti-semitism" Farrakhan?
 
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Vas

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I encourage US liberals to google Louis Farrakhan before you die on a hill for him. He's disgusting. His victim-blaming remarks about the young woman who accused Mike Tyson of rape were enough for me to realize he's a piece of garbage.

EDIT: Found them:

(Timestamped)

Pt. 2: (watch for another 20 seconds and his 'punchline' is shown)

 
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Vuze

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It's tragic this shit only ever seems to apply to US figures. LOTS of shitheads in every country that still aren't deplatformed in any way or shape despite reports etc.
 
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collige said:
I bet Farrakhan is pissed at all the alt-right folks for fucking with his grift. He was smart enough to keep his fuckery on the down low, but all these other talking heads are playing Icarus and getting burned.
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Was he the guy one of the leaders of the women's march supported ? I remember that caused a rift in the movment given her refusal to condemn his rethoric.

Not to mention she posted an Instagram photo where she was pictured with him with the caption GOAT and after listening to his rhetoric I am kind of shocked.
 
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Farrakhan’s a bit of an odd man out there, but looking him up he does seem to be a bit of an asshole, what with the racism, anti-semitism and Malcolm X murderism.
 
jelly

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About time but what about dodgy ads, fake news and all that sort of stuff that is rampant which people are falling for?
 
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