YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP
YouTube confirmed to BuzzFeed News that UKIP candidate Carl Benjamin — known online as Sargon of Akkad — has been suspended from the company's partner programme.
Under Siege For His Comments About Rape, UKIP’s Star Candidate Carl Benjamin Has Recruited Milo Yiannopoulos To Join His Campaign
The former Breitbart editor and conservative troll is returning to the UK for a week to support Carl Benjamin's bid for a seat in the European Parliament.
Police Are Investigating The UKIP Candidate Who Talked About Raping A Female Labour MP
"What Carl Benjamin is trying to do through his actions is control me and make light of the things that control women," Labour MP Jess Phillips said.
UKIP Candidate Carl Benjamin Has Talked Again About Raping Labour MP Jess Phillips And Now She Wants Action
"If Facebook and Twitter can ban these people for hate speech, how is it they are allowed to stand for election?" Phillips told BuzzFeed News.
A Hyperpartisan Pro–Tommy Robinson News Website Has Been Permanently Banned From Facebook
Facebook permanently banned the cheerleading website as the far-right leader began campaigning for EU Parliament.
Activists Are Trying To Force Mastercard To Cut Off Payments To The Far Right
The payment giant’s shareholders will vote on a proposal to set up a “human rights committee” at the company to monitor money flowing to hate groups.
UKIP’s Star Candidate Has A Long History Of Using Racial Slurs Against Minorities In YouTube Videos
Carl Benjamin — the YouTuber known as Sargon of Akkad — has repeatedly used the n-word and anti-gay slurs, while also last year suggesting Jewish people are using the Holocaust to engage in identity politics.
A Far-Right Activist's Website Republished Articles From The Mail Online Without Permission
Former Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen launched the new "venture" earlier this year. BuzzFeed News has found 28 articles that have been reproduced in part or in full from a variety of mainstream publications.
Facebook Will Ban Several Of Britain's Most Prominent Far-Right Pages For "Spreading Hate"
It'll see organisations including the British National Party, Britain First and the English Defence League banned from Facebook.
Australia Says It's "Ready To Confirm" A Key Meeting That Led To The Investigation Into Trump's Russia Links
Heavily-redacted documents released to BuzzFeed News show Australia's former high commissioner wrote a three-page cable to the United States about his London meeting with a Trump campaign adviser.
A YouTuber Standing As A UKIP Candidate Invited Supporters To A Gaming Community That Has Chatrooms Filled With White Supremacist And Anti-Semitic Content
Sargon of Akkad – one of UKIP’s candidates for the European elections – invited supporters to join a Discord server from a video on his YouTube channel last week.
One Of The BBC’s Most Senior Journalists Gave An Off-The-Record Keynote Presentation To A Global Tobacco Giant
In two statements, Philip Morris International said the terms of Jon Sopel's speech – including how much he was paid and what he said – were confidential.
Julian Assange Was Arrested In London And US Officials Want Him Brought To America To Face Hacking Charges
The WikiLeaks founder was taken into custody from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where he had spent nearly seven years.
Tommy Robinson Is Now Reliant On This US Crowdfunding Platform
The San Francisco-based founder of Donorbox tweeted that Tommy Robinson has a “POV” that is “of great interests (sic) to many British people”, weeks after scrubbing the company’s hate speech policies from its terms and conditions.
Two Secretive Campaigns Using Facebook To Push A Hard Brexit Are Facing Scrutiny By MPs
Britain's Future and We Are the 52% have spent heavily on Facebook ads. Now senior MP Damian Collins has told BuzzFeed News that a new subcommittee investigating disinformation will look into their activity.
Tom Watson Said YouTube’s Restrictions On Tommy Robinson’s Videos Don’t Go Far Enough
YouTube removed comments, likes, and livestreaming from Robinson’s channel after consulting third-party extremism experts.
YouTube Is Placing Sweeping New Restrictions On Tommy Robinson’s Channel — But It’s Not Banning Him
The video platform is removing the far-right activist’s videos from search results and stopping his livestreaming.
Hard Brexit, Dark Money: Links Between These Secretive Campaigns Raise New Questions For Facebook About Political Ads
We Are The 52% has spent more on Facebook ads recently than the Labour Party, while saying almost nothing about its origins or donors. MPs say it’s another example of why the social media giant's transparency measures don't work.
The Jacob Rees-Mogg Facebook Fandom Is In Meltdown
“#Disgusted #Gutted #FindYourBollocksMan”