PARIS - Facebook said on Monday it had permanently banned French comedian Dieudonne, a convicted anti-Semite, from its platform and from Instagram for content it said mocked Holocaust victims."In line with our policy on dangerous individuals and organisations, we have permanently banned Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala from Facebook and Instagram," the company said in a statement, using his full name.
The comedian, who goes by his first name Dieudonne, had his YouTube channel cut off for similar reasons in June by mother company Google.The International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism welcomed the ban as a"great victory", saying Dieudonne's posts"have done considerable and irreparable damage among young people.
Most recently, Dieudonne was fined 9,000 euros in November for posting a video deemed anti-Semitic by authorities.
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