Facebook boots Roger Stone from Instagram in crackdown on 'inauthentic' activity

President Donald Trump's longtime confidant Roger Stone was booted from Instagram on Wednesday after Facebook determined he participated in an effort to spread “inauthentic” information — in some cases about his own criminal trial.

Facebook said the network that included Stone was “most active” from 2015 to 2017 and has been largely dormant since. But back then it regularly posted about local Florida politics and promoted Stone, as well as his books, websites and his media appearances. The pages also promoted Wikileaks releases of hacked emails from Hillary Clinton and her allies in late 2016.

"The claim that I have utilized or controlled unauthorized or fake accounts on any platform is categorically and provably false," he said in a lengthy statement that also decried his treatment by the FBI, prosecutors, the judge and jury in his case. "I have never owned or controlled any fake Facebook, Twitter or Instagram accounts."

Stone’s removal was revealed as part of a broader removal of four separate networks of accounts “for violating our policy against foreign interference and coordinated inauthentic behavior.” The others included efforts in Canada and Ecuador, Ukraine and Brazil. Hunting down these inauthentic actors took on greater significance in the wake of the 2016 presidential election after it was discovered that trolls tied to the Russian government spread scores of fake articles and politically divisive posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube in an effort to tip the race in Trump’s favor.

kyledcheney stevenoverly Stone has also enjoyed a lot of amplifying of his screed with help of Russia Today RT - all in the service of the Kremlin getting Trump elected.

When will they do the same to IMPOTUS45

Lock the SOB up he was found guilty. If I had been found guilty, I would been loaded in a bus and driven from courthouse to Prison!

Rodger has done this for 60 some years he used to post sex ads in Al Goldstein's Screw magazine.. it's Rogers nature

A little late eh?

Calling Roger Stone inauthentic is like calling Trump less than totally honest.

SwatiDharia Jeez. Who would have thought Roger Stone capable of such illicit behavior? 😏😏😏

“Inauthentic“ information? Also known as lies. He’s a Trumper, what do you expect..

Spreading “inauthentic information”? Let me think...who else does that a lot? His boss?

He cant go to jail...but your kids can go to school...explain that...

Great!

Not bc mark is a good guy; bc he’s been hit in the pocket.

“Ok, ok, we’ll do something... Quick, who’s the easiest censure possible? Roger Stone! Brilliant!!”

LOCK HIM UP

ICYMI

Trump's BFF. Put him jail already & take away his access to everything.

‘Inauthentic’-give me a break. False Contrived Misleading Propagandist

I knew that felons lose their 2A right, but was unaware they also lose their 1A right.......

This guy is as shady as you can get. agentorange is his student. Bad news. Draining the swamp is a joke. These guys are swamp masters. And all those 52 senators that are enabling this and giving power to agentorange. People will remember this.

Oh, Look at Zuckerberg trying to clean it up after that disasterous meeting yesterday. So lying is okay to block, but racism...let it run free! Facebook

Removal of a Republicans from social media is called “booted”. Removal of a Democrat from social media is called....silly me, it doesn’t happen.

I mean, it’s Facebook. If your statements do not line up with their left-leaning views, you’re asking to get reported for being in violation of their community standards.

Aww, Suckerberg is offering an olive branch to BLM since his fluffy BS meetings are not convincing or genuine.

Leopard doesn't change his spots.

Criminals gotta crime no matter what.

😂😂😂 still on

President Trump's longtime confidant Roger Stone was booted from Instagram today after Facebook determined he participated in an effort to spread “inauthentic” information — in some cases about his own ongoing criminal enterprises

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