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Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate has been unceremoniously banned from Facebook and Instagram. The apps apparently drew the line at his allegedly encouraging violence against women.
Andrew Tate has been banned from Facebook and Instagram pic.twitter.com/tTNutwujSF
— Culture Crave
(@CultureCrave) August 19, 2022
For those of you sure asking, Andrew Tate is a former kickboxer who rose to fame after appearing, and also getting booted, from Big Brother in the UK in 2015. But more recently, his videos which reportedly are heavy on misogyny, have been racking up views on Tik Tok, and in turn he reached a peak of over 5 million followers on Instagram.
Reported the BBC:
His content has raised concerns about the real-world effect it could have, especially on the younger users exposed to it during their school holidays when they have time on their hands.
The focus has been primarily on TikTok, where users say they’ve been readily served up his videos – sparking a new wave of videos commenting on and criticising Mr Tate’s content. YouTube has also found itself under pressure since it’s where he has racked up millions of views.
The platforms had enough, with Meta/Facebook and IG deading his accounts. On cue, a certain section of the internet into being dipwads and assholes by default—no shots—are crying foul over Tate’s removal. And it’s not a leap to say he’s a hero of Cretinous Twitter since the pro-Trump Tate’s home in Romania was raided earlier this year as part of a human-trafficking investigation.
This tweet sort of encapsulates his stereotypical devotees:
“andrew tate makes so much sense” pic.twitter.com/H8ESU859UR
— juju
(@ayeejuju) August 19, 2022
On the flip, there are no tears being shed by those who think treating everyone with respect isn’t such bad thing. Tate should be familiar with de-platforming since he’d already been booted from Twitter.
Peep some of the assorted reactions in the gallery.
Damn Facebook and Instagram banned the Top G .. Andrew Tate
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) August 19, 2022
1. A thread…
thread + tw// andrew tate
i went to pick up the kids i look after from their summer camp today (7 year old girl and 10 year old boy) and the 7 year old was unusually quiet. it was odd because she’s usually the outgoing type, she loves talking and has fun by doing anything
— kim (@ventimoo) August 18, 2022
2.
there’s no way i’m letting this slide. this man is teaching young boys and men to become horrible people and it’s scaring me. whatever was going on in that summer camp is just unacceptable. andrew tate you’re going to hell.
— kim (@ventimoo) August 18, 2022
3.
I can’t believe the amount of enlightened centrists crying about andrew tate being deplatformed (all men btw). He’s a hate mongering criminal scammer literally fuck him bye bye
— Ethan Klein (@h3h3productions) August 20, 2022
4. There’s always a dissenting opinion…
Banning Andrew Tate is dumb. Ideas should be challenged and if he spreads misinformation it should be countered in the public sphere.
— Mutahar (@OrdinaryGamers) August 19, 2022
5.
andrew tate has been banned from instagram. pic.twitter.com/fSnclEDqaG
— matt (@mattxiv) August 19, 2022
6.
There’s a Christian critique of Andrew Tate, namely that he glamorized vanity, status, wealth, and sex.
There’s no secular response. Society mocks “male virgins.” The message is GET LAID, GET PAID.
That’s why he scrambled brains. He was a mirror to the world of what’s valued.
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 19, 2022
7.
>admits to sexual assault
>Moves to Romania because he wants to get away with it
>Pimps out teenage cam girls
BRO HE'S SO BASED BRO HE'S AN EPIC DISSIDENT BRO THE REGIME HATES HIM BRO HE'S SO BASED pic.twitter.com/cveDbGvEpI— Lifter Fren
(@Lifter_Fren) August 19, 2022
8.
‘Banning Andrew Tate is an attack on freedom of speech’
He is literally being investigated for human trafficking
— Billy (@_billyreid) August 19, 2022
9.
Andrew Tate is literally on record saying he only moved to Romania due to its lax laws on sexual abuse towards women. And Twitter “communists” are mad he got banned from social media? Y’all are some weird ass mother fuckers https://t.co/dNJ3wHaCAs
— Armani (@historyoarmani2) August 19, 2022
10.
cartoon network when children start watching andrew tate compilations instead of teen titans go reruns and total dramarama: pic.twitter.com/72QJcznuGt
— marq
(@sugarsmorecake) August 18, 2022
11.
did you know that andrew tate just hates traffic?? search up "andrew tate trafficking" to find out more https://t.co/xA7eT6b4zK
— joshu (@nutking1_) August 19, 2022
12. Bruh…what?!
People are freaking out about young boys looking up to Andrew Tate but totally fine with young girls looking up to Cardi B and the Kardashians
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) August 18, 2022
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