Facebook banned far-right and anti-Semitic figures from its platform.
In the ongoing tug of war between Facebook and users who push the limits of the social network’s content policies, Thursday’s development was a shot across the bow. Avatars of the far-right movement and certain anti-Semitic figures were summarily banned from the platform, along with a number of those individuals’ affiliated pages and causes.
In a statement to Newsweek, Facebook said that they “always [ban] individuals or organizations that proclaim a violent or hateful mission… regardless of ideology or motivation.
Republican rapid response director Steve Guest called the Washington Post’s characterization of Farrakhan as far-right “ridiculous.” The Post has since issued a correction. Guest did not contest the paper’s description of notorious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as “far-right,” however. A representative for the Post would not elaborate on the paper's initial decision to cast Farrakhan as far-right.
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