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| DATE | 2021-01-11 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] internet freedom os speech,
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https://nypost.com/2021/01/11/facebook-censors-ron-paul/
Facebook censors libertarian Ron Paul amid Big Tech purge
By Steven Nelson
January 11, 2021 | 6:05pm
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Ron Paul waves to supporters at Colorado State University in Fort
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Ron Paul waves to supporters at Colorado State University in Fort
Collins, Colo. AP Photo/Chris Schneider
Former Texas congressman Ron Paul says he’s been blocked from using his
Facebook page for unspecified violations of “community standards” as Big
Tech purges users following last week’s Capitol riot.
Paul, a libertarian leader and critic of President Trump, tweeted a
screenshot of his temporarily restricted Facebook page.
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“With no explanation other than ‘repeatedly going against our community
standards,’ -at-Facebook has blocked me from managing my page. Never have
we received notice of violating community standards in the past and
nowhere is the offending post identified,” Paul tweeted.
His most recent post linked to an article he wrote denouncing “shocking
and chilling” censorship on social media.
Paul, 85, unsuccessfully ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008
and 2012 as an anti-war, pro-civil liberties candidate. His son is Sen.
Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who opposed Trump’s request to overturn
President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral win and called Trump’s pre-riot
speech “irresponsible.“
In response to his father being censored, Sen. Paul tweeted, “Facebook
now considers advocating for liberty to be sedition. Where will it end?”
With no explanation other than "repeatedly going against our
community standards," -at-Facebook has blocked me from managing my page.
Never have we received notice of violating community standards in the
past and nowhere is the offending post identified.
pic.twitter.com/EdMyW9gufa
— Ron Paul (-at-RonPaul) January 11, 2021
Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Although his son sought to work with and influence Trump, the elder Paul
remained an often fiery critic. He opposed Trump’s foreign and
immigration policies, and said a Mexico border wall might be used for
“keeping us in.” He mused about Trump being vulnerable to a challenge in
2020.
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Some civil libertarians are concerned about fallout from the Capitol
riot, which disrupted but did not prevent certification of Biden’s victory.
Since the violence on Capitol Hill, which killed four Trump supporters
and a policeman, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon have moved
to limit the reach of Trump’s supporters and alleged conspiracy theorist
accounts.
Twitter permanently banned Trump on Friday after Facebook said he would
lose control of his account through at least Biden’s inauguration on
Jan. 20. As Trump supporters migrated to “free speech” social network
Parler, Apple and Google yanked the app from its smartphone platforms
and Amazon dropped its hosting of the platform.
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