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"Facebook deletes pro-family page for ‘hate speech’ against LGBT"
lifesitenews.com
"Over the weekend Facebook unpublished the page of a prominent social-conservative group for allegedly using unspecified 'hate speech,' Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) president Peter LaBarbera revealed Monday.
AFTAH is dedicated to 'apply[ing] the same single-minded determination to opposing the radical homosexual agenda and standing for God-ordained sexuality and the natural family as countless homosexual groups do in promoting their harmful agenda.' LaBarbera frequently debates homosexual issues on mainstream and pro-LGBT media, and has written for LifeSiteNews.
On Sunday, Facebook took down AFTAH’s Facebook page entirely, leaving only a 'Page Not Found' message in its place as of the time of this writing.
'Your Page has been unpublished for using hate speech, which goes against the Facebook Community Standards,' reads a notice LaBarbera shared on Twitter Monday morning. It claims the social media giant 'allow[s] individuals to speak freely,' but 'take[s] action on reports of verbal abuse directed at individuals.' No examples of hatred or verbal abuse are given.
The ban follows several deletions of individual posts over the years, according to administrator Jason Salamone.
'Of course, the ‘hate’ charge is spurious and effectively precludes all MORAL opponents of homosexuality from using [Facebook],' LaBarbera said via email. 'AFTAH, a Christian educational organization, has from its inception condemned real hatred and violence against homosexuals (or anyone)...'
Last month, Twitter temporarily locked LaBarbera out of his account over a 2016 tweet describing sodomy as a 'sin' that 'spreads disease.' The tweet was in response to a comment on the FDA’s restrictions on homosexual blood donation due to HIV risks, a policy Twitter itself has protested.
Other center-right, pro-life, and/or pro-family figures and groups improperly restricted on both platforms in recent years include LifeSiteNews; various Republican leaders, officeholders, and candidates; 'Activist Mommy' blogger Elizabeth Johnston; theologian Dr. Robert A.J. Gagnon; conspiracy theorist Alex Jones; conservative video bloggers Diamond and Silk; the recent film Gosnell; and an upcoming film about Roe v. Wade.
In addition, insiders at Facebook and Twitter have admitted to intentionally targeting conservative accounts and topics, and several analyses have found that Facebook’s algorithm changes disproportionately harmed conservatives...
'Social media platforms are the dominant communications platforms of our time,' Professor Adam Candeub, a University of Michigan law professor and former Federal Communications Commission advisor, told Breitbart News Friday. 'I think it’s a mistake – both as a legal and policy matter – to assert that government is weaponless when faced with threats to the free market of ideas. And, that includes antitrust.'"
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