Facebook says it has permanently banned French comedian Dieudonne, a convicted anti-Semite, from its platform and from Instagram for content it says mocked Holocaust victims.
It also says some of his posts used “dehumanizing terms against Jews.”
“In line with our policy on dangerous individuals and organizations, we have permanently banned Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala from Facebook and Instagram,” the company says in a statement, using his full name.
Dieudonne M’bala M’bala, left, and Alain Soral arrive at the Paris courthouse for Soral’s trial for inciting hatred against Jews, March 12, 2015. (Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images/ JTA)
The comedian, who goes by his first name Dieudonne, had his YouTube channel cut off for similar reasons in June by mother company Google.
The International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism welcomes the ban as a “great victory,” saying Dieudonne’s posts “have done considerable and irreparable damage among young people.”
— AFP
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