Mark Zuckerberg banned Paul Joseph Watson and many others who helped President Trump win the 2016 election from both Facebook and Instagram on Thursday.

Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer, Milo Yianappolous just unpersoned by Facebook in latest purge. Labeled "dangerous individuals." Banned for life. This censorship is beyond anti-American. It's truly Orwellian. Everyone should speak out against this.

— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) May 2, 2019

From the AP:

After years of pressure to crack down on hate and bigotry, Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on "dangerous individuals."

The company also removed right-wing personalities Paul Nehlen, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson and Laura Loomer, along with Jones' site, Infowars, which often posts conspiracy theories. The latest bans apply to both Facebook's main service and to Instagram and extend to fan pages and other related accounts.

Every last one of those people helped Trump win in 2016, including Louis Farrakhan.

Reports are true.

I have been banned by Facebook.

Was given no reason. I broke none of their rules.

In an authoritarian society controlled by a handful of Silicon Valley giants, all dissent must be purged.

Please visit https://t.co/4psjfSdF96 while it still exists.

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) May 2, 2019

The media was tipped off an hour before Facebook banned me. They're in cahoots.

“In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act”.

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) May 2, 2019

Hopefully, the Trump administration will now take the issue of social media censorship seriously.

They're now just banning people for wrongthink.

There's no pretense of enforcing rules.

If you challenge them, you're gone.@realDonaldTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr @parscale

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) May 2, 2019

#Facebook removed another 20+ pages i’ve made, most related to #infowars.com #Censorship pic.twitter.com/b9Vuugaudv

— Justin Wallis