President Trump reacted on Twitter to Facebook removing personalities the company deemed “dangerous” on Thursday afternoon, including Alex Jones, Laura Loomer and Louis Farrakhan.
The wonderful Diamond and Silk have been treated so horribly by Facebook. They work so hard and what has been done to them is very sad - and we’re looking into. It’s getting worse and worse for Conservatives on social media!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2019
Why this matters: Axios' Scott Rosenberg writes, conservatives often say that social media is biased against them, but there's no evidence to support those complaints. Social media platforms say they are trying to enforce standards of conduct and bans on hate speech.
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