Andrew Tate, an influencer and former professional kickboxer known for his misogynistic remarks, has been banned from Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, confirmed to NPR that Tate had been banned from its platforms for violating its policies regarding dangerous individuals and organizations and hate speech. Tate, 35, had garnered 4.7 million followers on Instagram before Meta took down his official account.
Tate’s online content, in which he describes using violence against women and refers to them as property, has soared in popularity in recent months. Videos with the #AndrewTate hashtag on TikTok has been viewed billions of times. He reportedly had 4.7 million followers on Instagram before being banned, and according to The Guardian, people searched Tate’s name on Google more than Donald Trump or Kim Kardashian in July.
Supporters of Tate have been implying that this ban is unfair in its nature. The ban shows a dangerous trend that anyone using social media platforms to present a message that goes against the companies narrative that they will have that platform taken away. Arguments go as far as stating that this is a breach of Tates first amendment rights. In the years since the banning of former President Donald Trump the space surrounding this topic has become far more hostile.
Andrew Tate has since apologized for many of the comments that he made, he has said that the comments made were him acting as a character in order to gain notoriety on social media and to grow his platform. Whether or not this response was genuine or not is up to the reader to decide.
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/20/1118624860/andrew-tate-facebook-instagram-banned
https://www.foxla.com/news/andrew-tate-tik-tok-star-banned-facebook-instagram
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