Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a Far Right UK activist who was permanently banned from Facebook last week for repeatedly breaching its community standards on hate speech, was nonetheless able to use its platform to livestream harassment of an anti-fascist blogger whom he doorstepped at home last night. UK-based blogger Mike Stuchbery detailed the intimidating incident in a […]
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PayPal bans prominent UK far-right figure from using its services
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PayPal has banned Tommy Robinson, former leader of the far-right, anti-Muslim group English Defence League (EDL), from it’s platform.
In a statement sent to Mashable, the online payments company said that it doesn’t comment on individual cases, but that they carefully review accounts to make sure that they fit user guidelines.
“We do not allow PayPal services to be used to promote hate, violence, or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory,” PayPal wrote, adding that “we work hard to achieve the right balance and to ensure that our decisions are values-driven and not political.” Read more…
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Facebook bans the Proud Boys, cutting the group off from its main recruitment platform
Facebook is moving to ban the Proud Boys, a far-right men’s organization with ties to white supremacist groups. Business Insider first reported the decision. Facebook confirmed the decision to ban the Proud Boys from Facebook and Instagram to TechCrunch, indicating that the group (and presumably its leader Gavin McInnes) now meet the company’s definition of […]
View More Facebook bans the Proud Boys, cutting the group off from its main recruitment platformDonald Trump just retweeted anti-Muslim videos from a British extreme far-right group
U.S. President Donald J. Trump woke up Wednesday morning and retweeted three anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, unverified videos from the deputy leader of one of Britain’s most extreme far-right groups, Britain First.
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No, this viral tweet doesn’t show a migrant setting fire to a London bus
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Fake news stories often target migrants or refugees in an attempt to carry out a far-right political agenda.
Take for example this tweet purportedly showing an immigrant in London setting fire to a bus and then walking away:
The footage is quite appalling so it’s no surprise it went viral among hardline rightwing supporters on Twitter, who exchanged tweets on how Britain needs to get rid of migrants or Muslims:
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There is a problem with the video in the tweet though: it’s fake news.
The video conflates two separate incidents, one from Erdington, Birmingham and the other one from Lewisham, London. Read more…
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View More No, this viral tweet doesn’t show a migrant setting fire to a London busPolitician calmly handles confrontation with far-right ‘racists’
Again, some people are unkind.
Australian politician Sam Dastyari, who is of Iranian descent, was confronted by men at a Melbourne pub on Wednesday. The men claimed to be from a far-right group called Patriot Blue, and continually harassed Dastyari, …