MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Facebook has banned the Facebook and Instagram accounts of a white nationalist who attended the rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that ended in deadly violence.
Facebook spokeswoman Ruchika Budhraja tells The Associated Press that the profile pages of Christopher Cantwell have been removed as well as a page connected to his podcast. Cantwell was featured in a Vice News documentary about the rally and its aftermath.
Facebook has also removed at least eight pages connected to the white nationalist movement over what Budhraja says were violations on the company’s polices on hate speech and organizations.
Cantwell was listed on online fliers promoting the rally. The Keene, New Hampshire, man has been labeled an extremist by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Cantwell didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ruh Roh. There gonna need a phone tree now.
Guess they’ll have to rely on smoke signals from burning crosses now…
Bad day for the poor guy
Oh, getting banned from FB is the least of Mr. Cantwell’s problems. There is apparently a warrant out for his arrest. Here he is crying like a little baby because he’s scared now. (don’t you love when a bully haz a sad?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyeTj002DCoThis needs to be circulated far and wide…
Whining like a whipped puppy…