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Andrew Tate

Back in 2022, Andrew Tate is permanently banned from YouTube for breaching hate speech regulations. Then in 2023, Andrew Tate got banned from other social media; Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for hate speech and misogynistic and sexist comments. His account has been described to be dangerous and a vast source of harmful content "that spreads like wildfire" which urged the removal of his accounts in the given social media. 

A spokesperson for Meta, which owns both Instagram and Facebook, said last week that the company removed Tate's official accounts from the social media platforms for violating the company's policies on dangerous organizations and individuals. The Meta spokesperson also confirmed that the ban is permanent. Tate had 4.7 million followers on Instagram before being dismissed.

A TikTok spokesperson also said that following an investigation by the platform, an account belonging to Tate has been permanently banned. TikTok is using software to identify and remove any further uploads of videos found to violate its Community Guidelines.

"Misogyny is a hateful ideology that is not tolerated on TikTok," the TikTok spokesperson said. "Our investigation into this content is ongoing, as we continue to remove violative accounts and videos, and pursue measures to strengthen our enforcement, including our detection models, against this type of content."

This decision wouldn't allow viewers for direct (legal) access to his content which might engage in controversies among his supporters and those who support the decision to ban him. But this decision will erase the possible spread of misogynistic and sexist opinions hence erasing the so-called "danger" but there is no doubt there could be hate aimed at the platforms that banned Andrew Tate.

Many have agreed to disagree about Andrew Tate. Many have taken his side, defending him for just saying his opinions loudly and for being a "traditional" man. Many have also said his opinions are right which was shown by the 80,000 people who took his course and listens to his every word. They mentioned how platforms and haters twisted the facts and exaggerates to make him seem like the villain, breaching his freedom of speech with very biased insight regarding this issue.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11581995/Who-Andrew-Tate-banned-social-media.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshwilson/2022/08/30/the-downfall-of-andrew-tate-and-its-implications/?sh=4eafd800ca07