Facebook says you can only mention Tommy Robinson if you’re criticizing him or saying “he’s an idiot”

Facebook shocked some Danish citizens when the social media giant openly admitted in an interview to censoring British investigative journalist and activist, Tommy Robinson. Further, the tech giant also said that it would take down posts that mentioned Robinson or promoted him and further stating that only slander and negative comments about him will prevail on the platform.

In an interview with one of Denmark’s most popular news shows, Deadline, Peter Andreas Münster, Facebook’s Head of Communications for the Nordic region, openly admitted that the tech giant was deliberately censoring Robinson as well as any posts made to promote his work.

Until Facebook decided to censor him, Robinson had amassed nearly 1.2 million followers on the platform. Using his influence and popularity on the platform, the UK-based activist revealed several insights into the grooming gang epidemic that targeted several young girls throughout the UK, something that many feel was heavily ignored by mainstream media outlets and that UK police would later apologize over for not taking more seriously.

Robinson’s efforts have highlighted and exposed UK politicians and media, forcing the BBC to launch an internal investigation over possible ethics violations.

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