Sharing misogynistic opinions online can often result in suspensions, bans, and more penalties, and that's no different from things popular streamer Andrew Tate said that sparked a Facebook and Instagram ban. Coming from the world of kickboxing, Tate has garnered a large following online in recent years, but he has been removed from Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter while maintaining a presence on Twitch, TikTok, and YouTube.
Andrew Tate has appeared on stream with other popular streamers like Adin Ross, Hasan, and xQc over the last year. Other Twitch streamers have criticized Tate's actions, and it seems others agree with their criticism, as Facebook and Instagram users may have reported the posts that subsequently got him banned on the Meta platforms.
Andrew Tate is regularly smoking a cigar in a dark room with sunglasses on as he streams in front of a Twitch community of almost 49,000, and about 760,000 YouTube subscribers, numbers that continue to rise despite other platform bans. With his Instagram ban, Tate leaves behind a sizable 4.7 million followers and a smaller following on Facebook due to the Meta ban. Tate has already been banned from Twitter like many others at an earlier date because of a tweet in which he suggested that women should “bare some responsibility” for being sexually assaulted, and similar speech may be what caused his recent Meta ban.
Without providing much detail, Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta said it banned Andrew Tate for violating its policies on dangerous organizations and individuals, suggesting that Tate was a potential danger to other users. According to Tate's July statistics, the livestreamer received 11.6 billion views, though many critics of his content point to misogynistic comments from Tate like saying women "belong in the home," and are "man's property," which may have contributed to his Meta ban. It's currently unclear if Tate's Facebook and Instagram will be reinstated eventually or if he'll be off the Meta platforms for the foreseeable future.
Live on stream with Adin Ross, Andrew Tate stated he was understanding of Meta's position with banning him from Facebook and Instagram, and he suggested that it isn't a significant loss to him. The popular livestreamer may continue to stream on his Twitch and YouTube channels that haven't been banned, but there may be a number of viewers that are clambering for his ban across the board and are waiting for bans beyond Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Source: BBC