Instagram and Facebook Ban Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan and Several Others

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Instagram and Facebook Ban Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan and Several Others Jones and his media website Infowars had previously been issued bans from Facebook. Instagram accounts belonging to Jones and Infowars are now gone too. In addition, Infowars personality Paul Joseph Watson has also been banned from both websites. Others banned from Facebook and Instagram include Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam. Right-wing media personalities Laura Loomer and Milo Yiannopoulos were also banned Facebook says the bans were given out due to the accounts spreading hate speech and inciting violence. The moves follow criticism for years against Facebook for not taking action against controversial accounts. A spokesman for the site says that it goes through a long process before deciding to issue a ban. Facebook, via statement