Faced with provocations, the social network Facebook has decided to toughen up. The site announced Monday August 3 the definitive ban from Facebook and Instagram of the French polemicist Dieudonné M'Bala M'Bala, for "content mocking the victims of the Shoah [and] dehumanizing terms against the Jews ".

"In accordance with our policy on dangerous individuals and organizations, we have permanently banned Dieudonné M'Bala M'Bala from Facebook and Instagram. Banning a person permanently from our services is a decision that we always weigh. with attention, but individuals and organizations who attack others on the basis of who they are have no place on Facebook or Instagram, ”said a spokesperson for the digital giant.

With AFP

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