"It
seems like the censorship power many people on the left want Silicon
Valley executives to unilaterally exercise might end up being wielded
against the left. One good way to know that would happen is that is
already is happening."
For
the second time this year, Facebook has suspended teleSUR English's
page, claiming the left-leaning Latin American news network violated
the social media platform's terms of service without any further
explanation—a move that provoked outrage and concern among
journalists, free speech advocates, and Big Tech critics.
In
a short article posted on teleSUR's website on Monday, the regional
news network—which is based in Venezuela but also has received
funding from Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, and
Nicaragua—explained: “teleSUR English's page has been removed
from Facebook for the second time this year without any specific
reason being provided. It should be noted that the first time this
occurred back in January 2018, Facebook did NOT provide any
explanation in spite of our best efforts to understand their
rationale. This is an alarming development in light of the recent
shutting down of pages that don't fit a mainstream narrative.”
According
to the outlet, "the only communication" teleSUR has
received from Facebook is the following message: “Your Page
"teleSUR English" has been removed for violating our Terms
of Use. A Facebook Page is a distinct presence used solely for
business or promotional purposes. Among other things, Pages that are
hateful, threatening or obscene are not allowed. We also take down
Pages that attack an individual or group, or that are set up by an
unauthorized individual. If your Page was removed for any of the
above reasons, it will not be reinstated. Continued misuse of
Facebook's features could result in the permanent loss of your
account.”
The
network has turned to Twitter to raise awareness about Facebook's
move, tweeting with the hashtag #BringBackteleSUREnglish.
Max
Blumenthal, editor of The Grayzone Project, called Facebook's
decision "deeply disturbing." He also noted that the
platform recently banned Venezuelanalysis.com, which like teleSUR
offers a leftist perspective on Latin America, and raised alarm about
Facebook's work with the Digital Forensic Research Lab, a project of
the Atlantic Council, a NATO-backed, D.C.-based think tank.
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