Alberta Premier decries big tech and government censorship as Facebook account temporarily suspended | 24CA News
Premier Danielle Smith took to Twitter Wednesday to announce that she had been suspended from posting on Facebook for a “few days” – pointing a finger at “big tech and government censorship.”
In her tweet, Smith wrote: “Big tech and government censorship is becoming a danger to free speech around the world … As the Premier of a province of 4.6 million Albertans – if they can prevent me from communicating with you, imagine what they can do to any one of us.
“Regardless of our political leanings, we must all stand against censorship.”
The premier’s workplace stated in an announcement they’re ready for clarification from Facebook in regards to the ban, and the data acquired up to now signifies the ban will final for a “few days.”
The assertion didn’t present what clarification, if any, the premier had acquired about why the ban was put in place.
Global News additionally reached out to the social media platform however didn’t hear again.
Danielle Smith was re-elected as premier on May 29, representing the United Conservative Party.
Political scientist Duane Bratt stated he’s curious to know what she’s been banned for, and that ought to have been made clear within the message she acquired from Facebook.
“Even if that notice doesn’t include the reasons, why can’t they share that?” he requested. Global News requested the premier’s workplace for proof of the ban, however they didn’t present any.
“Why are they going on and announcing she is being suspended without any of the proof or the screenshot, or why that’s occurring.”
Smith has been very outspoken on social media, even earlier than she first turned premier in October.
“She’s calling it censorship and the irony of that is just how many Albertans she has blocked from her Twitter account. I find that an interesting parallel, where she’s complaining about being banned from Facebook while she has blocked so many Albertans from Twitter,” he stated. “The whole thing is quite curious. And it sounds like we’re drifting in towards American-style culture wars.”
He stated these feedback are a giant pivot from Smith’s marketing campaign messaging, and sound just like messaging she shared whereas a radio host a number of years in the past.
“But now she’s the premier of the province,” Bratt stated. “I think it’s generating the outrage machine without any context. We don’t know why she was banned and she’s not saying so.”
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