A 12-year-old who captivated conservatives with a viral video about President Obama last month expressed outrage this week after finding out he’d been kicked off Facebook.
CJ Pearson, who made headlines with a YouTube video accusing President Obama of not loving America, told Fox affiliate WTTG on Monday that his theory is that he was locked out of his Facebook account because of his conservative political beliefs.
But a spokesperson for the social network told the station the reason was simpler than that: Facebook does not allow users under the age of 13.
The Georgia middle schooler told the station he thought the explanation was “complete malarkey” because “there are many, many people younger than me” on the site.
“The First Amendment is very clear,” he told WTTG. “We have a right to express our opinions regardless of who might disagree. And to silence that voice is a violation of that amendment.”
He added that would not be silenced and would “continue to make as many accounts as possible.”
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Jesus Christ, does he think that there’s a First Amendment right to speak in whatever forum he wants? Facebook is a private business. It can set whatever terms of service it wants. Does this “conservative” kid have any respect at all for that fact?
Apparently the only way for a black man (or kid, for that matter) to truly endear himself to right-wingers is to criticize other black men. I wonder how long it will take for CJ here to realize that.
And is CJ completely unaware of how much rightwing propaganda and blather is currently freely available on facebook? What makes his blather so special that he thinks it deserves “censoring”.
He should be sent to bed without dessert after he finishes his homework.
CJ also thinks it’s a conspiracy that BOTH his mom and his dad have told him to clean up his room.
“The First Amendment is very clear”
Apparently not for you and the rest of the RWNJs, who consistently mess the fucking thing up like it was written in sanskrit and you read it and are trying to explain it while shrooming.
“We have a right to express our opinions regardless of who might disagree.”
True, when you’re on or using your own property or in public and, generally, only in public when you obtain the correct permits. When using or on others’ property, they can make heir own rules about it, such as when you accept the license that Facebook offers as the terms for your use of their site and software.
“And to silence that voice is a violation of that amendment.”
Only when it’s the state doing the silencing, Captain Parrot (see above).