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Crimson Dynamo 23-10-2021 04:36 PM

Florida man kicked off Facebook for Spreading Covid-19 Hoax
 
Man Who Posted ‘We Can All Get Through This Together’ Kicked Off Social Media
For Spreading Covid-19 Hoax


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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—After violating the company’s terms of service
with his factually inaccurate message, local man Mitch Pennington, who
posted the words “We can all get through this together!” on Facebook, was
reportedly kicked off the social media platform Thursday for spreading a
Covid-19 hoax. “We have taken immediate action to suspend Mr.
Pennington’s account after he knowingly and willfully disseminated
misinformation that suggests Americans are capable of joining together to
overcome this disease,” said Facebook spokesperson Jessica Brodich,
explaining that while the idea of the country cooperating in the face of
adversity might seem completely absurd on the surface, the post was
apparently believable enough to have been shared widely and was ultimately
read by millions. “We do not tolerate users who attempt to deceive and
mislead our online community by planting false hope in people’s minds.
Though we support free speech, dangerous lies like ‘In the end, we are one
big family’ or ‘United, we can do great things’ pose a serious threat to the
public health. They deceive Americans into believing they actually have the
capacity to work toward common goals.” Facebook, Twitter, and other social
media companies later issued statements vowing they would only promote
content that provides U.S. residents with accurate information about just
how badly they f.ucked up on Covid.


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arista 23-10-2021 04:56 PM

Good he was Kicked off.

Alf 23-10-2021 05:20 PM

"Though we support free speech"

Well, this action of censoring someone proves that you're lying about that which would make you the ones spreading disinformation.

Stand on the side of the censorship and this will be the future for your children and grandchildren.

"If you tolerate this, then your children will be next"

Freedom has to be fought for. How do you think totalitarian societies exist? Because people give up and accept the propaganda.

MTVN 23-10-2021 05:38 PM

Whooosshhh

Mystic Mock 24-10-2021 02:35 AM

Am I missing context here because to me he is just saying for people to stand by each other (figuratively) was my logic to his post.

So is there more to justify Facebook removing him?:conf:

bots 24-10-2021 09:30 AM

it's from the onion :laugh:

Vicky. 24-10-2021 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 11106232)
Whooosshhh

:D

Mystic Mock 24-10-2021 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 11106357)
it's from the onion :laugh:

That makes sense.:laugh:


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