Facebook on Thursday banned controversial black activist leader Louis Farrakhan, far-right icon Alex Jones and several others in a heightened crackdown on hate content at the leading social network.
Others banned Thursday from Facebook and Instagram were Paul Nehlen, a political candidate espousing white supremacist views; Milo Yiannopoulos, know for neo-Nazi rhetoric; and conspiracy theorists Paul Joseph Watson and Laura Loomer. Such bans typically include prohibiting others at the social network from using the platform to post praise or support from those no longer welcomed.
Banning the accounts should help limit the spread of radical and often violent far-right ideology, according to Lopez.
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