Walk Away Campaign Was Censored By Facebook, Never Forget
By Bob Small
On Jan. 8, 2021 Facebook closed the #WalkAway Campaign because founder, Brandon Straka, allegedly caused it to violate Facebook ” terms of use” because Straka had participated in the events of Jan. 6.
He was tried and received three years probation for his role. What he did could best be described as incitement but nothing beyond that.
So what is #WalkAway campaign? It was founded in 2018 by Brandon , a recovering liberal. He explains his reasons on one of the many videos on this website for walking away from the Democratic Left.
One reason “is the movement fighting back against Democratic exploitation of minority communities” through identity politics.
The website also lists the $10,000 Video Testimonial Challenge which should not be the reason for a person to join this movement.
There, however, is a Walkaway chapter in Pennsylvania which I just joined. How it remains on Facebook is beyond my understanding.
What happened after the initial Facebook ban is that Matt Taibbi , former contributing editor of Rolling Stone, who now publishes Racket News on Substack would not leave well enough alone.
This is Taibbi’s statement from a Congressional hearing on March 9, 2023. Wvery American should read in it’s entirety. it’s only five pages)
Taibbi refers to what Michael Schellenberger calls the “Censorship-Industrial Complex” also inspired the infamous “Alien and Sedition Laws of 1798,” which outlawed “any false, scandalous, and malicious writing against Congress or the president “
Legislatures have been passing laws prohibiting censorship by social media companies. George passed one in 2022, and Texas and Florida passed similar laws.
Federal judges have been putting them on hold on the grounds that social media companies have a First Amendment right to exercise discretion over the content on their platforms.
Similar laws from Texas and Florida were put on hold by federal judges last year on grounds that social media companies had First Amendment rights to exercise discretion over the content published on their platforms.”
On May 21, the Georgia legislature held hearings to investigate social media censorship and discrimination. It was sponsored by Georgia Representative Mesha Mainor who did her own walkaway from Democratic to Republican.
When can we expect these hearings in Pennsylvania?
