Facebook shuts down "one of the biggest left wing pages"

WrenBoy

More censorship from the big social media sites, this time the target is on "the Left"

"Facebook has shut down the accounts of one of the biggest left wing organisations in Britain, the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) (1). The Socialist Workers Party Facebook page – as well as account of local pages – have been removed from Facebook with no explanation given. Those targeted say it amounts to a silencing of political activists."

https://twitter.com/SWP_Britain/status/1352665375356448775

Allinall

WrenBoy wrote: »

More censorship from the big social media sites, this time the target is on "the Left"

"Facebook has shut down the accounts of one of the biggest left wing organisations in Britain, the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) (1). The Socialist Workers Party Facebook page – as well as account of local pages – have been removed from Facebook with no explanation given. Those targeted say it amounts to a silencing of political activists."

https://twitter.com/SWP_Britain/status/1352665375356448775

Their site. Their rules.

blanch152

WrenBoy wrote: »

More censorship from the big social media sites, this time the target is on "the Left"

"Facebook has shut down the accounts of one of the biggest left wing organisations in Britain, the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) (1). The Socialist Workers Party Facebook page – as well as account of local pages – have been removed from Facebook with no explanation given. Those targeted say it amounts to a silencing of political activists."

https://twitter.com/SWP_Britain/status/1352665375356448775

Presumably they have been engaged in fake news? Or incitement to violence?

TheValeyard

Socialist Workers Party....... How big are they really, other than ego.

https://swp.org.uk/1049-2/

January 22, 2021

Facebook have reinstated the Socialist Workers Party’s (SWP) national Facebook page, some local pages and activists’ profiles, after an online campaign

Literally 2nd reply in that thread.....back up with a week

Gatling

Communists complaining about capitalist closing their page crying censorship , yet China or Russia wouldn't tolerate them either

RandRuns

A dose of their own medicine. That page loved to call for the "silencing" of those they disagreed with.

CrazyFather1

It's called terms and conditions. You read and sign them on websites. Don't like them don't join the website.
Censorship? Are they incapable of renting a webpage address and putting a website up the good old fashioned way?

biko

"Build your own facebook" etc etc







On topic, that is not OK. Facebook can't just shut down pages as they please.
They are in my opinion infrastructure - not judge, jury, and executioners.

listermint

biko wrote: »

"Build your own facebook" etc etc







On topic, that is not OK. Facebook can't just shut down pages as they please.
They are in my opinion infrastructure - not judge, jury, and executioners.

Ah they are though it's their site.


But at the same time I want them held financially and legally responsible for the content they are hosting. Like any real news media corporation.

They need to be regulated.

Victor

Gatling wrote: »

Communists complaining about capitalist closing their page crying censorship , yet China or Russia wouldn't tolerate them either

Russia is a capitalist country.

China has a dual economy.

What is your point?

SEPT 23 1989

Have they decreed what political views they would like us to have?

How are we meant to know the right way to think?

It's very confusing we need clarity from them

Gatling

Gatling wrote: »

Communists complaining about capitalist closing their page crying censorship , yet China or Russia wouldn't tolerate them either

Neither are communist.

Beasty

The FB page is back up and operational

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