Polish PM calls Facebook ban on far-right party undemocratic

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Polish PM calls Facebook ban on far-right party undemocratic

January 6, 2022

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister on Thursday criticized as undemocratic a Facebook ban imposed on a far-right party for alleged violations of the social network’s rules on the fight against COVID-19 and hate speech.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said — on Facebook — that the ban “hit at the basic democratic values” of freedom of speech and opinion and called it “cyber censorship.”

Facebook’s owner, Meta, removed the profile of Poland’s Confederation Freedom and Independence party on Wednesday, over its posts criticizing vaccination and the wearing of protective masks, as well as those hostile to some social groups.

Known for its nationalist, xenophobic, anti-LGBT and Euro-sceptic views, the party holds 11 of the 460 seats in the lower house of Poland’s parliament. Its leaders have warned of legal action against Meta.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-technology-health-europe-poland-ffc07f410963475fc0adaff2261ce6c9

[Carlitos Brigante]

1. So now corporations are democracies?!! Wish I'd known that before. nt

[Thomas Hurt]

2. facebook isn't a gov't and odds are what he is whining about was censorship...

after the party had been publishing tripe and had been warned, probably more than once.

[whathehell]

3. I thought just being far right was "undemocratic"

Perhaps I'm missing something.