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It doesn't really say why these where banned. From a cursory glance, some of these fall into the "anti-vaxxer" and "anti-trans" group. Also, some accounts that
by gridlockd 8y ago
It doesn't really say why these where banned. From a cursory glance, some of these fall into the "anti-vaxxer" and "anti-trans" group. Also, some accounts that you may call "anti-war" or "anti-police" are posting very graphic images of war or "police work". Those bans are warranted on terms of service grounds.
As for the "over 800" you mention, here's what the source (RT) actually says:
"Facebook is again being called out for purging political accounts too far left and right of center, after it removed more than 800 pages just in time for the 2018 midterm elections. Some had millions of followers.
Many of the affected pages were supposedly sharing links between groups using fake accounts, which then clicked "Like" on the posts, artificially upping their engagement numbers. This "inauthentic behavior" violates Facebook's anti-spam policies and goes against "what people expect" from Facebook, the company said."
That's basically platform abuse, so a ban is warranted as well.
To be clear, I'm not necessarily in favor of banning any of these "alternative media" outlets, but I can imagine why those may have been banned.
- StanislavPetrov 8y agoYou don't have to imagine - its because they are at odds with the official government narrative. Make no mistake, this has nothing to do with "right" or "left" or "hate speech" or "graphic imagery" and it has everything about regaining control of public discourse - a control that was lost with the explosion of the internet. Its a concerted effort, across every major tech platform, to use restrictive policies (that are selectively enforced) to ban alternative policies on "service grounds". You could try googling some more information about this, but Google has likewise deranked and delisted alternative voices. Everyone interested in freedom of speech and freedom of thought should be horrified by this assault on free discource - it leads to only one place. https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-silencing-of-dissent/ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-silencing-of-dissent/
- gridlockd 8y agoI don't think your source supports your claims. Anyway, I don't think you should be downvoted.