Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and Others
I'm not a fan of either of these people, but how exactly are Milo Yiannopolous and Paul Joseph Watson "dangerous"?  Maybe it's not good material for people to be watching, but to call them "dangerous" comes off like the religious right of yore claiming that video games depicting violence are dangerous and need to be censored.<p>I wouldn't normally step in to defend these people, but this article by CNN is a prime example of why people don't trust the media.  Note the use of the word "fringe" in reference to people like Paul Joseph Watson, despite the number of views and subscribers(1.6 million) he has on YouTube alone.  The word "fringe" used to mean something a lot more, well... fringe, but it's obvious that CNN and other outlets believe that <i>they</i> are official while everyone not sanctioned by Big Advertising is fringe.<p>Facebook used to be popular because it was, at one point, <i>fun</i>.  If they're going to remove all the voices they think are "dangerous", what they're left with won't be fun or interesting.  Just lukewarm, milquetoast, or worse... <i>lopsided</i>.<p>Sadly, I suspect that Facebook's stock will continue to climb despite how restrictive it is, how uninteresting it is, and how many people are leaving it.<p>EDIT: I do appreciate those who haven't taken my comment as a denial of wrongdoing by subjects I mentioned. My question was honest and I still stand by my comment on CNN.