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Title: Thomas Paine Banned From Facebook
Post by: Ben on December 28, 2021, 11:31:33 AM: An verbatim Thomas Paine quote is "misinformation".

https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/12/28/apparently-facebook-and-instagram-will-punish-you-for-false-information-if-you-post-this-quote-from-american-revolutionary-thomas-paine-pics/
Title: Re: Thomas Paine Banned From Facebook
Post by: Nick1911 on December 28, 2021, 11:42:14 AM: (https://i.imgur.com/VlKJ4XD.jpg)
Title: Re: Thomas Paine Banned From Facebook
Post by: RoadKingLarry on December 28, 2021, 12:13:20 PM: Posted to fecesbook, will report results.
Title: Re: Thomas Paine Banned From Facebook
Post by: gunsmith on December 28, 2021, 11:04:26 PM: mine up for two hours so far, nada, not even a like
Title: Re: Thomas Paine Banned From Facebook
Post by: RoadKingLarry on December 29, 2021, 10:42:17 AM: No adverse response from fecesbook over my posting.
Title: Re: Thomas Paine Banned From Facebook
Post by: ConstitutionCowboy on December 29, 2021, 10:58:43 AM: I don't go to farcebook but I wonder what would happen if someone quoted Shakespeare with something like; "I dare do all that becomes a man. Who does more is none."

They'll probably ban it for inciting a riot or something.

Woody
Title: Re: Thomas Paine Banned From Facebook
Post by: AmbulanceDriver on January 01, 2022, 01:14:32 AM: Trying it as well, we'll see what happens.
Title: Re: Thomas Paine Banned From Facebook
Post by: 230RN on January 01, 2022, 01:43:00 AM: Obligatory reminder of how "Cancel Culture" works...

(https://www.history.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_860/MTU3ODc4NjAzNTIxNzMwMjcx/image-placeholder-title.jpg)

...and of the personalities who like to use it.

The Fix is in.

Terry, 230RN

REF (For those not familiar with the expression)::
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the_fix_is_in

Pic credit in properties
Title: Re: Thomas Paine Banned From Facebook
Post by: Ben on January 01, 2022, 07:41:39 AM: Quote from: AmbulanceDriver on January 01, 2022, 01:14:32 AM
Trying it as well, we'll see what happens.

I should have been clearer in the OP, that this was happening on Instagram, owned by facebook, which is why I made the facebook reference. I'm not sure what they were doing at actual facebook.
Title: Re: Thomas Paine Banned From Facebook
Post by: JTHunter on January 02, 2022, 11:33:48 PM: This should be no surprise as they are trying to re-write history. :facepalm: