Facebook has deleted a satirical article about Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and demonetized the Babylon Bee, the satirical conservative-run website that published it. The social media Masters of the Universe claim that a Monty Python joke “incites violence” according to the Bee’s CEO.
Facebook has decided that in addition to the New York Post’s news reporting about Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden, satire about elected Democrats is something that might also get you banned or suppressed on the platform.
Seth Dillon, CEO of the Babylon Bee, reported “So after a manual review, Facebook says they stand by their decision to pull down this article and demonetize our page. I’m not kidding.”
“They say this article “incites violence.” It’s literally a regurgitated joke from a Monty Python movie!”
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