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Do you agree with Facebook's decision to ban Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan, and other "dangerous" individuals?

Asked by Demosthenes (14951points) May 3rd, 2019

It seems to me that Facebook and other social media platforms are in a catch-22 situation: if they don’t ban people like this, they’re accused of doing nothing and sitting by while extremists brainwash more people and contribute to terrorist attacks and shootings, but if they do ban such individuals, they’re accused of stifling free speech and the calls for government action increase.

Whom should Facebook and other social media companies be banning from their platforms? What else should they be doing, if anything, to combat the proliferation of extremist content on their platforms?

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