A friend tells me Antifa accounts have been suspended from Twitter, too. I did a websearch on this, and this
NY Post article came up. The article carries the implications of what the ctrl-left like to call Whataboutism (which is only a sin when the alt-right do it), but it appears to be true - some
antifa bookshop/training centre's account has
been suspended at time of this posting.
I do like that on the account of another anarchist group
reporting this, only those the account follows can post. "Anarchy! No, not like that..."
The friend cheekily posted this news to an rpg.net thread discussing Drumpf's twitter ban, her post was removed and she was given a warning.
As well, the
Jim Rutt Show podcast has had
its page removed from Facebook at time of this writing. I find it hard to imagine what in his podcasts anyone could take offence to, presumably Rutt said something offensive at some point, as he
notes on Twitter that it may be because his FB podcast page was connected to his personal account.
I think it's interesting news, though obviously the ctrl-left will go "la la la I can't hear you!" If the social media giants ban everyone "inciting violence" regardless of ideology, that's going to have implications for future civil resistance groups of all kinds. As wikipedia says, the
role of social media in the Arab Spring is debated, but if nothing else it was a means of communication. How about future
Colour Revolutions? Hong Kong? If the PRC invaded and occupied Taiwan, and the Taiwanese used social media to urge resistance against the invasion, would they be banned for "inciting violence"?
These are difficult issues even if you're genuinely trying to be fair and impartial.