A friend of mine just got suspended from Facebook for 30 days.

I am on my 12th suspension on Facebook, snowflakes are wzy to sensitive

Most platforms preach "free speech" as long as it aligns with their narrative.

That’s why we should stop supporting social media platforms that interfere with our freedom of speech

I use Facebook little to nothing I refuse to support any platform that thinks they can exceed power by shutting me up

You only have power in the first place because I am here. Remove that power, remove yourself

I think free speech has always been controlled to some degree. We notice it more now that we have social media sites like Facebook.

If I had a dollar for every time Facebook banned me for saying something conservative

Ok, time for a Civics lesson. Let's talk about what freedom of speech actually protects.

The government can not censor you, arrest you, penalize you, etc for what you say. Even within that, there are limits. You can't endanger the public or incite violence with your speech. You are protected from the government.

Now let's talk about what isn't protected. Basically everything else. What you say can have consequences. If you lie at work or speak badly of your company, your company can fire you. That is not protected. If you say something your buddy doesn't like, he can stop being friends with you. That's not protected. If you go onto a social media site and violate their TOS, they can ban you for 30 days. That is not protected.

I'm not defending FB. They are horrible and I don't personally like them. So I don't use them. That is my choice. That being said, they have every right to set any policy they damn well choose and you have no rights to free speech on their platform. None.

The inceicent whining about FB on private social media is ignorant. Don't like them? Don't use them. Encourage others to not use them. But you have no right to say whatever you want and be free from real world consequences. You never have.

wow, they are just like Twatter

Did him a favor in my opinion,lol.

When they do that if the person didnt go back maybe they'd loosen up a bit.

Facebook is a private entity....they are free to censure anyone they want for any reason. So they do it. Why anyone would participate KNOWING how they react is beyond my understanding. I hope your friend wasn't surprised, a snake is always a snake.

Lol! Thats happened to me so many times.You cant say anything there anymore.

XKCD has an explainer for you

I deleted my Fakebook almost 2 years ago. I refuse to support the communist adjenda they put out.

Facebook is so corrupt now and there is no such thing now as free speech - certainly not in UK.

You cannot say whatever you want. Hate speech should be banned. Nevertheless, and this is coming from a Lib, I don't see anything wrong with that...

FB jail is common
Often for the Stupidest of reasons

They Don't care about Free speach

Mark zuckercock is a woke tosser

1- FB has had to adjust its internal policy on all things political …
the issue is not party related..
2- I had a post flagged on my IG account, saying that it was false…
i had reposted an image of a fake January 6th lego set… complete with the shaman guy..

3- we have free speech against the government, that does not include using a for profit business servers and network.
Facebook has a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders. .. not those with political opinions.

it is what it is…

like me on youtube , Misinformation ? , my Furry little Butt , my own experiences aren't allowed on there

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Facebook is creepy anyway. 😅

You should be able to say what you want to say. Unless it's harassment. In this case it is not.

Everyone should be able share their opinion on social media.

If you say a man can't be a woman on Twitter they will suspend you untill you delete the tweet, I think you have to be someone noticable though, someone with three followers they would probably ignore.

Good. Tired of the disinformation campaign by the extreme right in politics.

https://youtu.be/ry9kJcXyoTY

I got a 30 day instant ban for posting a Hunter Biden gif!!! It was him trying to hide his laptop lol 😂

Terms of service. All platforms have terms of service.
I quit FB due to the political rhetoric and religious bs.
I love Reddit. Great platform, lots of topics. You’ll be banned ‘ shadow banned if you violate terms of service.
The SW platform has terms of service.
This is a standard for all platforms, regardless of political views and affiliation. Each platform is created by a company that has rules. That company isn’t a government that must ensure rights that disregards their rules.
Most of the bans I’ve encountered on various platforms is due to hate speech, name calling, baiting, doxxing, etc.
if you can’t be nice, don’t be a dick. Super simple.

It’s a comment made to slander without evidence.

Tell your friend to try posting something that has been proven but still unclear: for instance I wonder if Trump knew it was illegal to reach out and speak to witnesses who were on the list to testify regarding Jan 6?

Wow that's weird.

Fb is so woke you can’t say anything about anyone

There is no such thing as a false opinion or idea, however, there can be a false fact, and these are not protected by freedom of speech.

All you have to do is mention a politician's name and the word 'death' or some other anti-life slogan and you get banned!

We are certainly not being allowed to disagree with the January 6th Schitt show.

I left Facebook a long time ago.

Why is anyone still using Facebook?

Why even bother with FB? Supposedly their censorship is out of hand.
I never post there and use it maybe 10 minutes a week.

Screw that website

I left shitbook years ago

I used to get suspended for simply quoting our founding fathers...

NextDoor is just as bad.

The entire internet loves war.

oh yeah. you have to be very careful. I call Biden and Harris dumb and dumber and they haven't put me in jail yet.

A hard left friend of mine had that happen to him. No, I have no idea what it was about. But it was probably left-sympathetic

Free speech has always had a need for truth - yelling "Fire" in a crowded theater is not free speech, it is fraudulent speech. Liars cause harm.

Lots of sites say "no politics', but what they REALLY mean is "no politics UNLESS I AGREE with your viewpoint, then it's fine, have at it". Such bullshit. Congress shall make no law, but the rest of people just kinda make it up as they go along.

Yeah Facebook likes to defend some pretty random shit.

They always ban me instantly when I say pedophiles deserve to be killed

Serves him right. Moron.

You can "Free Speech" all you want. Your rights, however, have nothing to do with commercial or private companies, only the US Gov't.

Fvkn idiots