A Facebook spokesperson said they have 'always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology.'
Also being banned are the pages for Jones' Infowars site and Paul Nehlen, a white supremacist politician who mounted an unsuccessful bid last year for Paul Ryan's seat.
"We've always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology," a Facebook spokesperson told BuzzFeed News."The process for evaluating potential violators is extensive and it is what led us to our decision to remove these accounts today.", the company cited their policies against"dangerous Individuals and Organizations" in their decision to ban the accounts.
"For example, a sexually suggestive post will still appear in Feed if you follow the account that posts it, but this type of content may not appear for the broader community in Explore or hashtag pages," the announcement stated. In another recent caption on Instagram, Loomer wrote that Omar should be charged with treason for bringing"dangerous terrorists" into the US.
Thursday's ban will not affect users sharing content created by the influencers impacted by the ban. For instance, a user can still share a clip from Infowars from their personal account.Facebook's ban was criticized because of what appeared to be an embargo agreed to by publications like
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