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Facebook bans anti-Muslim account
Facebook banned one of Britain’s most notorious anti-Muslim campaigners, saying in a blog post Tuesday that Tommy Robinson has repeatedly violated its rules against posting dehumanizing material and content that calls for violence against Muslims.
Robinson has drawn the scrutiny of social media networks since at least 2018, when Twitter removed him from its platform for claiming that Islam promotes murder. His online following numbered in the millions, and his videos had hundreds of thousands of views.
Facebook said it sent a final warning to the administrators of Robinson’s Facebook account last month, but the page still featured content that violated its rules. Facebook said it deleted Robinson’s profile, page and Instagram account.
Robinson did not respond to a request for comment.
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He has defined himself as “the driving force behind a national movement that seeks to ban Muslim immigration to Britain and advocates tearing down many of the country’s mosques,” The Washington Post’s Griff Witte wrote.
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