Facebook says white nationalist and white separatist content now officially banned from platform

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@Franko

i don’t use FB, but if it amps up the pressure on the rest of the platforms, i’m all for it.

I’d love to see this platform officially ban promoters of discriminatory ethnostates (white and otherwise).

@jandrese

Countdown to the articles claiming Twitter and Facebook are the real racists for blocking racists.

And the commenters here whinging about censorship. Seems to be the day to roll out the usual disclaimers:

Freeze Peach (USA)

This is a thread to discuss the limits of free speech, both legal and moral, the consequences, both legal and social, and the best way to fight hate speech. I ask that everyone acknowledge that we all oppose hate speech, but we sometimes differ on what we see as the best way to fight it. There will also inevitably be some disagreement on what constitutes a threat under current laws in various countries, and what practically constitutes a material threat irrespective of laws. I ask that everyone…