Facebook bans UK far right groups

[anonymous-user]

As the title suggests
I won't be able to check out Jayda's massive assets anymore

[andy_s]

Far left is ok then...?

[amusingduck]

Maybe they should focus on not facilitating genocide first?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/myan...

[Integroo]

There will be some on here who will be very upset.

[Baby Shark doo doo doo doo]

Makes sense. Some of the groups do vomit a lot of hatred onto their pages. I guess the trouble is defining what’s considered ‘far right’ considering the term is thrown around so loosely.

[anonymous-user]

I think the list is fair enough tbh.
I doubt they will make the mistake of listing anything and everything right of centre

[Rivenink]

andy_s said:

Far left is ok then...?

Have there been any incidents where someone subscribing to far-left ideology has embarked on mass-murder?

I'm genuinely ignorant on whether they have as all of the incidents I'm aware of have been attributed to the far-right.

[amusingduck]

Rivenink said:

andy_s said:

Far left is ok then...?

Have there been any incidents where someone subscribing to far-left ideology has embarked on mass-murder?

I'm genuinely ignorant on whether they have as all of the incidents I'm aware of have been attributed to the far-right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_under_communist_regimes

[plasticpig]

Rivenink said:

Have there been any incidents where someone subscribing to far-left ideology has embarked on mass-murder?

I'm genuinely ignorant on whether they have as all of the incidents I'm aware of have been attributed to the far-right.

Stalin, Pol-Pot and Mao Tse Tung spring to mind.

[TonyToniTone]

plasticpig said:

Stalin, Pol-Pot and Mao Tse Tung spring to mind.

doubt they are using facebook.

[JagLover]

Baby Shark doo doo doo doo said:

Makes sense. Some of the groups do vomit a lot of hatred onto their pages. I guess the trouble is defining what’s considered ‘far right’ considering the term is thrown around so loosely.

Maybe we should ask Lammy

[biggbn]

It would be more helpful to have said they have banned any organisation which encourages hateful, racist, sexist or bigoted behaviour. Using the term far right is s catch all clickbait paper selling term.

[bitchstewie]

Facebook said:

“Individuals and organisations who spread hate, or attack or call for the exclusion of others on the basis of who they are, have no place on Facebook. Under our dangerous individuals and organisations policy, we ban those who proclaim a violent or hateful mission or are engaged in acts of hate or violence.

“The individuals and organisations we have banned today violate this policy, and they will no longer be allowed a presence on Facebook or Instagram. Posts and other content which expresses praise or support for these figures and groups will also be banned. Our work against organised hate is ongoing and we will continue to review individuals, organisations, pages, groups and content against our community standards.”

To be fair it does appear Facebook are going down the "hatred" route whilst it probably depends on the media outlet as to how they report it.

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plasticpig said:

Rivenink said:

Have there been any incidents where someone subscribing to far-left ideology has embarked on mass-murder?

I'm genuinely ignorant on whether they have as all of the incidents I'm aware of have been attributed to the far-right.

Stalin, Pol-Pot and Mao Tse Tung spring to mind.

I don't see any difference between what they did and what Hitler did. I'd argue that they were all the same.

[Andeh1]

Only a couple of nights ago I found myself browsing a long standing 'anarchists' Facebook page (oh the irony...), just one user who seemed to be a genuinely unpleasant person with the language, anger at government, corporations & the police and threatening to drag them all down.

My favourite bit was there was an elderly women on his friend list (his grandma?) who was passionate about her cats & gardening. Oh to be a fly on the wall during one of their communications.

[DMN]

Whataboutism in the first reply.

Thats got to be a new record, even for this place.

[amusingduck]

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plasticpig said:

Rivenink said:

Have there been any incidents where someone subscribing to far-left ideology has embarked on mass-murder?

I'm genuinely ignorant on whether they have as all of the incidents I'm aware of have been attributed to the far-right.

Stalin, Pol-Pot and Mao Tse Tung spring to mind.

I don't see any difference between what they did and what Hitler did. I'd argue that they were all the same.

Why does communism get a pass? You would never see an MP saying that Hitler did more good than bad, but it has been said about Mao despite causing 5 times more deaths. Bonkers.

[Randy Winkman]

TonyToniTone said:

plasticpig said:

Stalin, Pol-Pot and Mao Tse Tung spring to mind.

doubt they are using facebook.

Exactly. But if there are equivalent far-left groups I'd certainly hope they would be banned too. It does seem to be hard to find the same sort of violence from extreme left that we see nowadays from the various extreme right killers.

[jfire]

It's a perfectly reasonable move if it is enacted both ways, however with the spate of 'no-platforming' of people like Jordan Peterson it's a concern that things could go too far. But they won't because social media platforms profit from controversial content.

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amusingduck said:

Why does communism get a pass? You would never see an MP saying that Hitler did more good than bad, but it has been said about Mao despite causing 5 times more deaths. Bonkers.

Which MP's have said that about Miao?