Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
Facebook has banned prominent conspiracy theorists and hate groups from its platform in its ongoing crackdown. – EPA pic, May 3, 2019.
FACEBOOK yesterday banned prominent conspiracy theorists including Infowars founder Alex Jones and the controversial black activist Louis Farrakhan in its latest push to crack down on hate content at the leading social network. “We’ve always banned individuals or organisations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology,” Facebook, which has been under intensifying pressure to curtail extremist content, said in a statement.
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