Facebook and Instagram have finally taken a definitive step against far-right extremism on social media by deplatforming some of its most vocal proponents. The social media company also banned Infowars, along with Infowars contributor Paul Joseph Watson. “We’ve always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology,” Facebook said in a statement. (Twitter, YouTube, and Apple have also banned Alex Jones and Infowars.) Nine family members of Sandy Hook victims killed in the 2012 shooting mass shooting are currently suing Jones.

Source: Huffington Post May 02, 2019 19:07 UTC