At a time when many still believed Jesse Smollett’s claim that he was attacked by two white Trump supporters and a noose put around his neck, Facebook deleted two posts presenting evidence that his story was unraveling. ~ WND
In November 2018, Twitter locked Christian conservative activist Peter LaBarbera out of his account after he posted a message that said homosexual sodomy is a “sin.” The head of the non-profit Americans for Truth about Homosexuality, he was dialoguing with a homosexual activist when he wrote: “Why don’t U strive for lifetime abstinence? Sodomy is a sin & the homo’l variety especially spreads disease.” Twitter responded with: “You may not promote violence against, threaten, or harass other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, disability, or serious disease.” Facebook then unpublished his page after it banned several of his posts. ~ WND
In December, Rev. Franklin Graham accepted a formal apology from Facebook after it blocked him for 24 hours. The offense? A two-year-old post in which Graham supported a state law in his home state of North Carolina requiring that biological men use men’s facilities and women use women’s facilities. ~ WND
In January, Facebook censored paid ads by civil-rights activist and pro-life advocate Alveda King for a movie exposing the origins of the Roe v. Wade case. The niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called the decision “very discriminatory” and “another violation of religious freedom.” ~ WND
In February, YouTube restricted access to a video posted by the conservative nonprofit PragerU, founded by columnist and author Dennis Prager. The video featured pro-life activist Lila Rose criticizing Planned Parenthood. PragerU already had filed a lawsuit against YouTube in October 2017, charging the social media site with using “vague, overbroad, and subjective criteria” to censor conservatives. Facebook also has censored Prager videos, including one titled “Make Men Masculine Again.” ~ WND
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