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by gnicholas 1992 days ago
The removal of calls for post-curfew peaceful protests in DC seems like a move that will galvanize the right against FB, given that they didn’t do this six months ago when Democrats were protesting. They weren’t rushing the Capitol back then, but this removal notice isn’t limited to that.

Perhaps FB is not afraid of being defanged (pun intended) by Republicans, since they won’t control the House, Senate, or White House.

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> The removal of calls for post-curfew peaceful protests in DC seems like a move that will galvanize the right against FB, given that they didn’t do this six months ago when Democrats were protesting. They weren’t rushing the Capitol back then, but this removal notice isn’t limited to that.

No, those Antifa protests mere months ago were rushing the White House. But that's OK because Trump. [0] [1] [2]

How is one supposed to process such brazen hypocrisy?

Edit: Since I've been flagged for this comment, I'm adding links to video of the violence and destruction in front of the White House seven months ago. Don't remember these people being called "insurgents".

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KeITz_JYQE [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CERQjWhIIfY [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOl2nHMDO7E

> They weren’t rushing the Capitol back then, but this removal notice isn’t limited to that.

Antifa and BLM protestors were attacking Federal property in DC. They were tearing down Federal statues and publicly threatening to stage attacks on monuments.

Facebook is openly taking political sides. They're doing it now because Trump is essentially out of office, so Zuckerberg can safely expire his pact with Trump for FB to attempt to remain neutral.