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Instagram ‘Fact Checked’ a Greta Thunberg Meme That Was Obviously Satirical
The left can’t meme, so easier to ban memes.
Instagram is now ‘fact-checking’ and removing memes, including one that sought to make fun out of climate activist Greta Thunberg’s hypocrisy.
Back in May, Instagram announced that it would begin “fact checking” and removing memes.
The Facebook-owned platform said it would rely on 52 global “fact checking partners” to censor “false photos and memes on its platform,” according to Poynter.
This was no idle threat, with Instagram now ‘fact checking’ and censoring embarrassing memes about climate change activist Greta Thunberg.
One of the memes shows Greta enjoying a meal on a train while hungry African children watch from outside the window.
The image is blatantly meant to be satirical, but Instagram slapped a large message on the meme saying “Independent Fact-Checkers Say This is False.”
Another meme which isn’t even political was also removed.
It shows someone trying to remove a tire’s valve stem and is accompanied by the text “Stop the government from tracking your car. Remove the RFID chip from the factory by snipping off this tube.”
“Incorrect: ID chips not in tire’s valve stem, so don’t snip!” reads the ‘fact-check’ from a group called Africa Check.
Earlier this year, we highlighted how Instagram was set to begin removing photos of people displaying the ‘OK’ hand sign and possibly banning users who do so under the company’s new hate speech rules.
The social media giant is also blurring out images of women at gun ranges, saying the photos violate “violence or dangerous organization guidelines.”
The reason Instagram, Facebook and others are targeting memes is clear.
As the video below documents, studies show memes played a massive role in helping Donald Trump win the 2016 election.
The media is now even ‘fact-checking’ blatantly humorous images tweeted by President Trump, such as the dog that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi being awarded a medal, accusing Trump of “doctoring” them.
It’s also a well known fact that the left can’t meme, so far easier just to ban memes.
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Rand Paul: Elon Musk Will Go Down As A Historic Champion For Free Speech
“Somewhere along the way something happened and people began to think that only certain forms of speech were acceptable.”
Senator Rand Paul praised Elon Musk Wednesday for standing up for free speech, predicting that the Twitter owner will be recorded as a key figure in history in the fight against censorship.
Referring to Musk’s compelling take down of a CNBC hack earlier this week, Paul noted “Thank God for someone who can still speak their mind and won’t take some guff off a journalist who tells him he can’t speak his mind.”
“Somewhere along the way something happened and people began to think that only certain forms of speech were acceptable,” The Senator urged.
“Then along came Elon Musk,” Paul continued, adding “The country, the Bill of Rights frankly, all of us, are going to be very thankful that a guy with a lot of money bought a social media entity and allowed us to see the government colluding to limit speech.”
“People need to get this right. Private companies can decide what they want to air, newspapers can, television shows can. But what we cannot allow to happen is the government to collude with private business and use them basically as their extension and their arm of censor,” Paul emphasised.
He added that “Elon Musk exposed this only because he had 44 billion dollars to buy a company and expose their inner workings off collusion with government.”
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