Facebook bans transgender YouTuber for vocal criticism
Facebook has come under severe criticism for banning a US-born transgender YouTube personality for slamming social justice activists. According to…
Twitter has permanently banned far-right activist Laura Loomer, who had posted a tweet criticising Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota Democratic Representative-elect, and her Muslim faith.
Loomer was handed out the permanent ban for violating Twitter rules regarding “hateful conduct”.
Omar is one of the first Muslim women to be elected to the US Congress.
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Loomer had tweeted: “Isn’t it ironic how the twitter moment used to celebrate awomen, LGBTQ, and minorities’ is a picture of Ilhan Omar?”
In later part of her tweet, she also termed Omar “anti-Jewish”, which got her permanently banned from the micro-blogging platform.
“The reason I was suspended was simply for telling the truth, the truth about Ilhan Omar,” Loomer said in a YouTube video, defending herself.
“I’ve been silenced in America. I’ve been silenced as a journalist for reporting the truth. It’s egregious. And so what I need all of you to do is to subscribe to my website,” she said.
Twitter replied: “You may not promote violence against, threaten, or harass other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease.”
Loomer’s Twitter account had over 260,000 followers before the ban.
In a Gab.com post, Loomer said, “Free speech is under attack by the Left and big tech companies in this country. My haters are celebrating today, and they are saying this is the end of my career, but I want everyone to know I’m just getting started.”
Facebook too has banned the journalist on its platform.
“This morning, on Thanksgiving of all days, I was also banned by Facebook for no reason,” Loomer said on Gab.com.
(With agency inputs)
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