Tommy Robinson’s official page and Instagram profile for violating its policies on hate speech.
Tommy who is former English Defence League leader was deemed to have been engaged in “organized hate”.
Tommy would not be allowed back to use Facebook as
“When ideas and opinions cross the line and amount to hate speech that may create an environment of intimidation and exclusion for certain groups in society – in some cases with potentially dangerous offline implications – we take action,” Facebook said in a post.
“Tommy Robinson’s Facebook page has repeatedly broken these standards, posting material that uses dehumanising language and calls for violence targeted at Muslims.
“He has also behaved in ways that violate our policies around organised hate.”
The ban means that Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, will not be allowed to set up an official Facebook page or Instagram profile in future.
According to Facebook, a written warning had been sent to Mr Robinson last month about a number of posts on his page that had violated its community standards, including:
- a post calling Muslims “filthy scum bags”
- a post urging people to terrorise and behead those who follow the Koran
- a post urging people to “make war” on Muslims
- multiple videos depicting individuals being bullied
At the time, Mr Robinson denied they contained any “hateful” content and said he was the victim of censorship.