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{{see also|Social media censorship}}

{{see also|Social media censorship}}

Ongoing censorship and harassment by Facebook are documented at [http://www.facebookcensorship.com facebookcensorship.com] with screenshots.  Also documented is the wholesale destruction of groups that took some people years to build by Facebook's deleting all of the members.  Facebook then deleted the discussion areas from "pages" to further their control and censorship. Despite its censorship, some left-wing activists claim that Facebook has not gone far enough in censoring opposing viewpoints.<ref>Wolfgang, Ben (April 22, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/22/facebook-hate-speech-censorship-policies-upset-bot/ Thumbs down: Facebook’s hate speech and censorship policies no easy fix]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved April 23, 2018.</ref>

Ongoing censorship and harassment by Facebook are documented at [http://www.facebookcensorship.com facebookcensorship.com] with screenshots.  Also documented is the wholesale destruction of groups that took some people years to build by Facebook's deleting all of the members.  Facebook then deleted the discussion areas from "pages" to further their control and censorship. Despite its censorship, some [[left-wing]] [[activist]]s claim that Facebook has not gone far enough in censoring opposing viewpoints.<ref>Wolfgang, Ben (April 22, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/22/facebook-hate-speech-censorship-policies-upset-bot/ Thumbs down: Facebook’s hate speech and censorship policies no easy fix]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved April 23, 2018.</ref>

Facebook temporarily banned Fox News reporter [[Todd Starnes]] for not being a liberal, giving the reason that his "politically incorrect" post violated community guidelines.<ref>[http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2013/06/29/fascist-facebook-bans-fox-reporter-todd-starnes-for-politically-incorrect-nra-post/ Fascist Facebook bans Fox reporter Todd Starnes, FireAndreamitchell.com, June 29, 2013]</ref> Facebook has censored other conservatives,<ref>Ciaccia, Chris (April 9, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/04/09/facebook-reconsiders-unsafe-for-community-tag-on-pro-trump-diamond-and-silk-videos-after-fox-friends-appearance.html Facebook reconsiders 'unsafe for community' tag on pro-Trump Diamond and Silk videos after Fox & Friends appearance]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 9, 2018.</ref> including the conservative news organization [[Voice of Europe]] simply for reporting on conservative opposition to immigration and Islam in Europe, political points of view Facebook deems "offensive."<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (April 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/09/facebook-punishes-conservative-news-site-criticizing-mass-migration/ Facebook Punishes Conservative News Site for Criticizing Mass Migration]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 9, 2018.</ref> In April 2018, Facebook blocked conservative activist [[Pamela Geller]] after she posted an Associated Press article on Muslim anti-Semitism in Germany, though the organization later lifted the block.<ref>Bokhari, Allum (April 27, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/04/27/facebook-blocks-pamela-geller-reporting-muslim-anti-semitism-germany/ Facebook Blocks Pamela Geller (Again!) for Reporting on Muslim Anti-Semitism in Germany]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 28, 2018.</ref> In June 2018, it permanently banned Generation Identity, an identitarian movement that seeks to uphold Europe's traditional culture, due to "extremist content."<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (June 24, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/06/24/censorship-entire-european-identitarian-movement-permanently-banned-from-facebook/ Censorship: Entire European Identitarian Movement Permanently Banned From Facebook]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 24, 2018.</ref>

Facebook temporarily banned [[Fox News]] reporter [[Todd Starnes]] for not being a [[liberal]], giving the reason that his "[[politically incorrect]]" post violated community guidelines.<ref>[http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2013/06/29/fascist-facebook-bans-fox-reporter-todd-starnes-for-politically-incorrect-nra-post/ Fascist Facebook bans Fox reporter Todd Starnes, FireAndreamitchell.com, June 29, 2013]</ref> Facebook has censored other [[conservative]]s,<ref>Ciaccia, Chris (April 9, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/04/09/facebook-reconsiders-unsafe-for-community-tag-on-pro-trump-diamond-and-silk-videos-after-fox-friends-appearance.html Facebook reconsiders 'unsafe for community' tag on pro-Trump Diamond and Silk videos after Fox & Friends appearance]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 9, 2018.</ref> including the conservative news organization [[Voice of Europe]] simply for reporting on conservative opposition to [[immigration]] and [[European refugee crisis|Islam in Europe]], [[political]] points of view Facebook deems "offensive."<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (April 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/09/facebook-punishes-conservative-news-site-criticizing-mass-migration/ Facebook Punishes Conservative News Site for Criticizing Mass Migration]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 9, 2018.</ref> In April 2018, Facebook blocked conservative activist [[Pamela Geller]] after she posted an [[Associated Press]] article on [[Muslim]] [[anti-Semitism]] in [[Germany]], though the organization later lifted the block.<ref>Bokhari, Allum (April 27, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/04/27/facebook-blocks-pamela-geller-reporting-muslim-anti-semitism-germany/ Facebook Blocks Pamela Geller (Again!) for Reporting on Muslim Anti-Semitism in Germany]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 28, 2018.</ref> In June 2018, it permanently banned Generation Identity, an identitarian movement that seeks to uphold [[Europe]]'s traditional culture, due to "[[extremist]] content."<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (June 24, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/06/24/censorship-entire-european-identitarian-movement-permanently-banned-from-facebook/ Censorship: Entire European Identitarian Movement Permanently Banned From Facebook]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 24, 2018.</ref>

In early 2018, following the revelation that the now-defunct data mining firm Cambridge Analytica had inappropriately acquired about 50 million users' personal information around the time of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook changed its algorithm, aiming to resolve countless privacy issues.  However, this also resulted in [[conservative media]] sources being disfavored by the site compared to [[mainstream media]] sources.<ref>Bokhari, Allum (April 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/04/09/report-establishment-media-soaring-on-facebook-conservative-media-in-decline-following-algorithm-change/ Report: Establishment Media Soaring on Facebook, Conservative Media in Decline Following Algorithm Change]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 9, 2018.</ref>

In early 2018, following the revelation that the now-defunct data mining firm Cambridge Analytica had inappropriately acquired about 50 million users' personal information around the time of the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]], Facebook changed its algorithm, aiming to resolve countless privacy issues.  However, this also resulted in [[conservative media]] sources being disfavored by the site compared to [[mainstream media]] sources.<ref>Bokhari, Allum (April 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/04/09/report-establishment-media-soaring-on-facebook-conservative-media-in-decline-following-algorithm-change/ Report: Establishment Media Soaring on Facebook, Conservative Media in Decline Following Algorithm Change]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 9, 2018.</ref>

Studies have found that Facebook, among other [[social media]] platforms, engages in censorship.<ref>Haverluck, Michael F. (March 16, 2018). [https://onenewsnow.com/media/2018/03/16/facebook-algorithm-kills-conservative-news-feeds-boosts-lefts Facebook algorithm kills conservative news feeds, boosts left's]. ''OneNewsNow''. Retrieved August 28, 2018.<br>See also:

Studies have found that Facebook, among other [[social media]] platforms, engages in censorship.<ref>Haverluck, Michael F. (March 16, 2018). [https://onenewsnow.com/media/2018/03/16/facebook-algorithm-kills-conservative-news-feeds-boosts-lefts Facebook algorithm kills conservative news feeds, boosts left's]. ''OneNewsNow''. Retrieved August 28, 2018.<br>See also:

*Freiburger, Calvin (May 3, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/facebook-allows-left-wing-page-to-fantasize-about-trump-assassination-funeral Facebook allows left-wing page to fantasize about Pres. Trump assassination, funeral]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved May 4, 2019.</ref> Facebook favored [[mainstream media]] sources over the [[conservative media]].<ref>Clabough, Raven (May 8, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/32235-facebook-s-click-gap-system-favors-establishment-media-over-alternative-media Facebook’s “Click-Gap” System Favors Establishment Media Over Alternative Media]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.</ref> In May 2019, Facebook censored [[Michelle Malkin]] for speaking out against censorship.<ref>Bokhari Allum (May 10, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/05/10/michelle-malkin-censored-on-facebook-for-opposing-censorship/ Michelle Malkin Censored on Facebook for Opposing Censorship]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 10, 2019.</ref> The company also created a list of conservatives it considered potential "hate agents."<ref>Freiburger, Calvin (May 22, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/revealed-facebook-keeps-list-of-conservatives-deemed-potential-hate-agents Revealed: Facebook keeps a list of conservatives deemed potential ‘hate agents’]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved May 22, 2019.</ref> Among other examples, Facebook censored a quote by [[Saint Augustine]] as "hate speech,"<ref>Mclean, Dorothy Cummings (July 15, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/facebook-bans-saint-augustine-quote-as-hate-speech Facebook bans [[Saint Augustine]] quote as ‘hate speech’]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved July 15, 2019.</ref> and it censored a [[John Birch Society]] article on the U.S. immigration crisis as "hate speech" simply because its title read "Immigrant Invasion."<ref>Miguel, Luis (July 16, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/32860-facebook-slaps-jbs-with-hate-speech-violation-over-immigration-post Facebook Slaps John Birch Society With “Hate Speech” Violation Over Immigration Post]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 16, 2019.</ref>

*Freiburger, Calvin (May 3, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/facebook-allows-left-wing-page-to-fantasize-about-trump-assassination-funeral Facebook allows left-wing page to fantasize about Pres. Trump assassination, funeral]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved May 4, 2019.</ref> Facebook favored [[mainstream media]] sources over the [[conservative media]].<ref>Clabough, Raven (May 8, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/32235-facebook-s-click-gap-system-favors-establishment-media-over-alternative-media Facebook’s “Click-Gap” System Favors Establishment Media Over Alternative Media]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.</ref> In May 2019, Facebook censored [[Michelle Malkin]] for speaking out against censorship.<ref>Bokhari Allum (May 10, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/05/10/michelle-malkin-censored-on-facebook-for-opposing-censorship/ Michelle Malkin Censored on Facebook for Opposing Censorship]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 10, 2019.</ref> The company also created a list of conservatives it considered potential "hate agents."<ref>Freiburger, Calvin (May 22, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/revealed-facebook-keeps-list-of-conservatives-deemed-potential-hate-agents Revealed: Facebook keeps a list of conservatives deemed potential ‘hate agents’]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved May 22, 2019.</ref> Among other examples, Facebook censored a quote by [[Saint Augustine]] as "hate speech,"<ref>Mclean, Dorothy Cummings (July 15, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/facebook-bans-saint-augustine-quote-as-hate-speech Facebook bans [[Saint Augustine]] quote as ‘hate speech’]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved July 15, 2019.</ref> and it censored a [[John Birch Society]] article on the U.S. immigration crisis as "hate speech" simply because its title read "Immigrant Invasion."<ref>Miguel, Luis (July 16, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/32860-facebook-slaps-jbs-with-hate-speech-violation-over-immigration-post Facebook Slaps John Birch Society With “Hate Speech” Violation Over Immigration Post]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 16, 2019.</ref>

In July 2019, Facebook adopted rules explicitly allowing violent threats against people it deemed "dangerous individuals."<ref>Bokhari, Allum (July 9, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/07/09/facebook-sanctions-violent-threats-against-dangerous-individuals/ Facebook Sanctions Violent Threats Against ‘Dangerous Individuals’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref>

In July 2019, Facebook adopted rules explicitly allowing [[violent]] threats against people it deemed "dangerous individuals."<ref>Bokhari, Allum (July 9, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/07/09/facebook-sanctions-violent-threats-against-dangerous-individuals/ Facebook Sanctions Violent Threats Against ‘Dangerous Individuals’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref>

To Facebook's credit, it did not censor a [[2020 Trump campaign]] ad that the [[fake news]] site [[CNN]] refused to run about the [[Biden-Ukraine scandal]] during the Democrats 2019 alleged "[[impeachment inquiry]]".<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/464970-facebook-rejects-biden-request-to-remove-trump-ad-on-ukraine</ref>

To Facebook's credit, it did not censor a [[2020 Trump campaign]] ad that the [[fake news]] site [[CNN]] refused to run about the [[Biden-Ukraine scandal]] during the [[Democrats]] [[Impeachment 1.0|2019 alleged "impeachment inquiry"]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/464970-facebook-rejects-biden-request-to-remove-trump-ad-on-ukraine</ref>

In January 2022 Facebook banned the account of the Russian delegation to the Vienna military security and arms control talks.<ref>https://tass.com/politics/1388779</ref>

In January 2022 Facebook banned the account of the [[Russian]] delegation to the [[Vienna]] military security and arms control talks.<ref>https://tass.com/politics/1388779</ref>

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