Facebook just published an announcement this afternoon: "Today we are taking action against Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts tied to offline anarchist groups that support violent acts amidst protests, US-based militia organizations and QAnon."
PNWYLF, IGD News, and Crimethinc's pages are all down on facebook already. Instagrams not yet effected, but stay tuned.
The absurd and intentional association of anarchists with "US-based militia organizations and QAnon" is a dangerous and misleading attempt to establish a narrative that will justify further censorship and repression.
https://twitter.com/crimethinc/status/1296175182374215680
Full statement: https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/addressing-movements-and-organizations-tied-to-violence
PNWYLF, IGD News, and Crimethinc's pages are all down on facebook already. Instagrams not yet effected, but stay tuned.
The absurd and intentional association of anarchists with "US-based militia organizations and QAnon" is a dangerous and misleading attempt to establish a narrative that will justify further censorship and repression.
https://twitter.com/crimethinc/status/1296175182374215680
Full statement: https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/addressing-movements-and-organizations-tied-to-violence
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CrimethInc.
In banning anarchist accounts they define as "violent," Facebook is falling in lockstep with Donald Trump—putting the pieces in place to ensure that the police and Federal forces have a free hand to employ violence against civilians without consequence. …
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It's always important to remind that if this images had come from a developing country, the American public would be outraged and there would be talks to sanction the brutal government perpetrating this repression on protesters, to say the least.
https://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1295962399103545345
https://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1295962399103545345
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Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile)
Police use batons to beat the shit out of a small protester carrying a speaker Then they let the protester go Because brutality is the point #PortlandProtest #BlackLivesMatter #PDXprotests #DefendPDX #DefundThePolice #PortlandProtesters #Police #acab htt…
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Crimethincs Statement on Facebooks ban. Repost far and wide.
The definition of violence is not neutral. The way Facebook defines it, it is legitimate for police to kill a thousand people per year while kidnapping and imprisoning millions—but it is unconscionable "violence" to toss a tear gas canister back to the police who shot it.
https://crimethinc.com/2020/08/19/on-facebook-banning-pages-that-support-crimethinccom-and-the-digital-censorship-to-come
The definition of violence is not neutral. The way Facebook defines it, it is legitimate for police to kill a thousand people per year while kidnapping and imprisoning millions—but it is unconscionable "violence" to toss a tear gas canister back to the police who shot it.
https://crimethinc.com/2020/08/19/on-facebook-banning-pages-that-support-crimethinccom-and-the-digital-censorship-to-come
CrimethInc.
On Facebook Banning Pages Associated with Anarchism
This has nothing to do with stopping violence and everything to do with cracking down on social movements and people organizing in their communities.
Strike Force
Crimethincs Statement on Facebooks ban. Repost far and wide. The definition of violence is not neutral. The way Facebook defines it, it is legitimate for police to kill a thousand people per year while kidnapping and imprisoning millions—but it is unconscionable…
This is a good thread with further background and research from Nick Martin. He'll be publishing a piece about this new policy tomorrow as well. Recommended read & share: https://twitter.com/nickmartin/status/1296160074159726592
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Nick Martin
1. NEW: Facebook announced today it is cracking down on three types of groups: - QAnon - Militias - Anti-fascists The company says the goal is to limit the reach of groups that have “demonstrated significant risks to public safety.” A thread. 👇👇👇
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https://twitter.com/illwilleditions/status/1294735134533586944?s=21
Strategy in a control society (such as ours) is successful when control is lost.
Strategy in a control society (such as ours) is successful when control is lost.
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Ill Will Editions
"We waited for the looters to get tired, the stores and shelves to be empty, and the looting stopped [...]We simply had no ability to stop it ourselves, period...It was an endless game of whack-a-mole where the moles never really got whacked,” he said. 👻…
Riot police have been out in Pittsburgh threatening peaceful protesters. They are covering police scanner relay
Forwarded from Pittsburgh Remote Uprising Support Team
🚨🚨🚲 👮 We are going to start reporting relevant events from the police scanner to support any solidarity actions today. These relayed messages come from the scanners and we know that the police put out misinformation on scanners. Please use this as a supplemental piece of information in conjunction with what you see and hear on the ground.👮 🚲 🚨🚨
Forwarded from Pittsburgh Remote Uprising Support Team
picture of officer in camo from live stream earlier
Forwarded from Black Lives Matter Pitt
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Pittsburgh police limited journalists ability to get near and cover protest events tonight.
Forwarded from Black Lives Matter Pitt
Mayor Peduto is the worst neighbor you could have. Imagine having the mayor be your neighbor during an anti police uprising, and order the police to mace and use impact weapons on peaceful civilians just outside your home. I mean literally they shot impact weapons that could have smashed someones window or blinded someone just outside of some folks homes! Neighbors, we are going to be outside Peduto's home again. Welcome to being the most hated man in Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto. You put these bad optics on yourself. Would a shame if we all signed up for spam mail to be delivered using his address. Itll help pay for the election all these guys seem to wanna limit. 😏