Facebook BANS Elected Australian Senator

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Today Facebook has unpublished Queensland-based Senator Fraser Anning’s official page for “not following Facebook Pages Terms”.

This is the first elected official to be banned by the social media giant.

https://twitter.com/fraser_anning/status/1045530217735905280

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Many in Australia are calling for their government to protect its citizen’s “basic human right” to freedom of speech. A rally has been planned outside Melbourne’s Facebook office on International Free Speech Day, the 6th of October, where the banned senator plans to address the crowd.

 

 

UPDATE from the Courier Mail, 8:30 am:

Senator Fraser Anning’s Facebook taken down

FACEBOOK has taken down Fraser Anning’s page, sparking outrage from the Katter’s Australian Party senator.

Senator Anning had posted a series of statements and videos on the page calling for a ban on Muslim migration to Australia

Katter’s Australia Party (KAP) Senator Fraser Anning, right, with KAP Federal leader Bob Katter, left. Picture: AAP/Dan Peled

“Free speech is under attack and communication is being regulated by foreign companies with tendencies of political bias,” the Queensland senator wrote on Twitter on Friday.

“This is completely unacceptable and we will fight this.”

Facebook has an appeals process in regard to its “Pages Terms”. The company declined to comment on whether complaints triggered the page removal.

Facebook employs dedicated teams and technical systems to detect misuse of the social media platform, as well as “harmful conduct towards others, and situations where we may be able to help support or protect our community”.

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Suresh
Suresh
5 years ago

Left/Liberals,Muslims are pathological liars. share this if anyone believes their Lies http://bit.ly/2rF8pfo

They protect jihadis and get away with crime.

R. Arandas
R. Arandas
5 years ago

More kindness and love from the “tolerant and progressive” left.

Dave
Dave
5 years ago

FB: a 14 yr old brat that needs a beatdown. STOP USING FB; WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FOR FREE?

Michael Gerardi
Michael Gerardi
5 years ago

Dump Fascistbook. Go to a free speech site like http://www.gab.com

Nefarious420
Nefarious420
5 years ago

Everyone says to just forget Facebook, but no other social platform has a comparable audience. It would take a sea change of people leaving Facebook in droves to create any real change, and since Facebook is really more about sharing photos and stupid videos with friends and family, that is unlikely to happen.

Alleged-Comment
Alleged-Comment
5 years ago

That’s what you get for believing in Fakebook. It’s a private company and can do what it wants. That’s the reality. Pronounce the “C” as a “K”, dummy.

JGray1
JGray1
5 years ago

actually, it is a communications entity which makes it subject to regulation by government. it is not a duchy. it is more like a public utility. so no it can’t just do what it wants as you put it.

Alleged-Comment
Alleged-Comment
5 years ago
Reply to  JGray1

Ummmm… NOOOO!

Jonathan Dyment
Jonathan Dyment
5 years ago

“fundamental tenant of free speech”? Does he really have any right to say such things ?

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
5 years ago

FA☭EBOOK must be shut down!

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
5 years ago

Who goes to a fascist site for news anyway?

iprazhm
iprazhm
5 years ago

If you still have an account on FB, you have no room to complain. You are the very reason FB exists.

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