“We’ve always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology. “It’s a bizarre political stunt, and they’re trying to hide their censorship of conservatives by mixing in Louis Farrakhan,” Jones said. Facebook has previously imposed temporary bans on extremist figures including Jones and Yiannopoulos, another right-wing social media star. Facebook and other social media companies were blocked in Sri Lanka in the wake of a massacre at a Catholic Church on Easter Sunday, a response to government concern that social media could spread misinformation and further violence. Facebook said it took the individuals’ actions outside Facebook into account when making the decision to ban them.

Source: Washington Post May 02, 2019 18:02 UTC