Facebook Removes Network Of Pages Tied To Former White House Strategist Steve Bannon

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Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been penalized by Facebook and YouTube, and suspended from Twitter, for his activity on social media.

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Twitter Permanently Suspends Steve Bannon Account After Beheading Comments

Facebook has not removed Bannon’s own page but did apply penalties, including taking away the ability to post new content.

Last week, Twitter permanently suspended Bannon’s account after he posted a video suggesting that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded.

Both Facebook and Google’s YouTube removed the video after it was posted on their platforms. However, neither of them have banned Bannon’s account.

YouTube said it had given Bannon’s channel a «strike,» disabling it from uploading new videos for at least a week. (The company grants accounts three strikes before it terminates them.)

Avaaz said some of the pages Facebook removed were also connected to Brian Kolfage, who, along with Bannon and two others, was indicted in August on federal charges of defrauding donors in an online campaign called «We Build the Wall.» Bannon, Kolfage and the other defendants have all pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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