![]() Trump also took issue with Twitter banning actor and prominent conservative James Woods, saying he was "surprised" to see it. ![]() The company said it has “always banned” people or groups that proclaim a violent or hateful mission or are engaged in acts of hate or violence, regardless of political ideology. The latest bans apply both to Facebook’s main service and to Instagram and extend to fan pages and other related accounts.įacebook’s move signaled a renewed effort by the social media giant to remove people and groups promoting objectionable material such as hate, racism and anti-Semitism. The president’s comments came after Facebook this week banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on “dangerous individuals.” The company also removed right-wing personalities Paul Nehlen, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson and Laura Loomer, along with Jones’ site, Infowars, which often posts false conspiracy theories. "It’s getting worse and worse for Conservatives on social media!" Trump wrote, following in another tweet, "This is the United States of America - and we have what’s known as FREEDOM OF SPEECH! We are monitoring and watching, closely!! Trump spent parts of Friday and Saturday criticizing Twitter and Facebook, declaring, "I am continuing to monitor the censorship of AMERICAN CITIZENS on social media platforms," he wrote on Twitter. Trump has repeatedly asserted that social media companies exhibit bias against conservatives, something the companies have rejected as untrue. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump attacked social media websites after a number of conservatives and extremist figures were banned from platforms, saying that he was monitoring the situation.
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