Facebook has blocked former Congressman Dr. Ron Paul from being able to edit his page, the former US Rep noted.
On Monday, Dr. Paul reported Facebook had locked him out of his account citing vague violations of community standards.
With no explanation other than “repeatedly going against our community standards,” @Facebook has blocked me from managing my page. Never have we received notice of violating community standards in the past and nowhere is the offending post identified
“With no explanation other than ‘repeatedly going against our community standards,’ @Facebook has blocked me from managing my page,” the freedom-loving former congressman Tweeted. “Never have we received notice of violating community standards in the past and nowhere is the offending post identified.” In a follow-up post, Dr. Paul explained the only thing he’d posted to Facebook Monday was his “Texas Straight Talk” column, “which I have published every week since 1976.”With no explanation other than "repeatedly going against our community standards," @Facebook has blocked me from managing my page. Never have we received notice of violating community standards in the past and nowhere is the offending post identified. pic.twitter.com/EdMyW9gufa
— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) January 11, 2021
The only thing we posted to Facebook today was my weekly "Texas Straight Talk" column, which I have published every week since 1976.
— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) January 11, 2021
Facebook now considers advocating for liberty to be sedition. Where will it end? https://t.co/Ws6pBq923N
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 11, 2021
This is not about “inciting violence”
— Dave Smith (@ComicDaveSmith) January 11, 2021
The greatest champion of peace in American history is now being deplatformed.
This is and has always been about silencing dissident voices. Big tech is working with big government. Libertarians need to wake the fuck up. https://t.co/8OjLwXOGS4
Now the page of Ron Paul, of all people, banned from Facebook? Really? I mean, if he's fair game, who isn't? https://t.co/YoElBCU0eM pic.twitter.com/2l8zwhU0Qt
— Larry Sanger (@lsanger) January 11, 2021
Facebook’s attempts to crack down on Free Speech also follow moves by the company, and its subsidiary Instagram, to shut down the pages of US President Donald Trump, which prompted a larger purge of the president’s accounts throughout the web on the heels of unruly protests at the US Capitol in DC last week.Very disturbing news: YouTube has pulled an episode of the Ron Paul Liberty Report and issued a "warning" that any more violations will result in our not being able to put up more programs. The episode was a news report on a Trump rally – they said it is "medical misinformation." pic.twitter.com/bzZuPVPY2d
— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) December 22, 2020