Blaire White, a transgender YouTube personality whose vocal criticism against social justice warriors rocketed her to viral fame, was hit with a 30-day ban from Facebook earlier today “for violating Facebook policies.”
White revealed that she was banned from the platform late Tuesday evening, prompting an outcry from her supporters. She wrote:
“I’ve been suspended from Facebook for a month, so don’t expect to see me there. I can’t accidentally stop doing wrongthink.”
No specific reason was given for the ban, but following inquiries made by a Breitbart contributor and widespread condemnation of Facebook’s opaque policy enforcement by thousands of her supporters on social media, the suspension was lifted.
“Facebook has repeatedly shown their dedication to censoring libertarian and conservative pages,” said White in an interview. “They’ve also shown that their claim to want to protect minorities is disingenuous, as they have no problem booting minorities from their website if they have the wrong opinion.”
Facebook has been under attack in recent months for allegedly clamping down on conservative and libertarian pages opposed to social justice activism. As a result, Facebook has been met with controversy and condemnation from free-speech advocates. Earlier this week, Facebook banned a homeschool mom’s account for citing passages from the Bible. And last year, the website suspended conservative political pundit Lauren Southern for raising the issue of Facebook censorship.
Facebook also came under fire after reports alleged that its in house editors manipulated the influential “trending topics ” features based on their liberal political views. It’s also facing accusations that its policies are subject to selective enforcement, and spotty at best. For instance, the “community standards” established by the company state that Facebook has zero tolerance towards graphic content, yes Facebook has allowed for multiple suicide videos to remain online despite numerous complaints.
The company has also pledged to increase censorship in the Middle East to cater to cultural norms, outraging free speech and human rights advocates..
As for Blaire White, she shows no signs of ceasing her criticism of the far left. The Facebook suspension appears only to have emboldened her.
Ian Miles Cheong is a journalist and outspoken media critic. You can reach him through social media at @stillgray on Twitter and on Facebook.
