Instagram and Facebook Ban Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan and Several Others Jones and his media website Infowars had previously been issued bans <br />from Facebook. Instagram accounts belonging to Jones and Infowars are now gone too. In addition, Infowars personality <br />Paul Joseph Watson has also been <br />banned from both websites. Others banned from Facebook and Instagram include Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam. Right-wing media personalities <br />Laura Loomer and Milo Yiannopoulos <br />were also banned Facebook says the bans were given out due to the accounts spreading <br />hate speech and inciting violence. The moves follow criticism for <br />years against Facebook for <br />not taking action against <br />controversial accounts. A spokesman for the site says that it goes through <br />a "long" process before deciding to issue a ban. Facebook, via statement
