{"id":2357749,"date":"2024-10-21T22:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T02:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gen-flynn-responds-to-facebook-ban-just-before-election-day-election-interference-of-the-highest-form\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T22:29:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T02:29:10","slug":"gen-flynn-responds-to-facebook-ban-just-before-election-day-election-interference-of-the-highest-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gen-flynn-responds-to-facebook-ban-just-before-election-day-election-interference-of-the-highest-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen. Flynn Responds to Facebook Ban Just Before Election Day: &#8216;Election Interference of the Highest Form&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgen-flynn-responds-to-facebook-ban-just-before-election-day-election-interference-of-the-highest-form%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2357749&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent incident, \u2064Facebook permanently \u2063banned retired \u200dU.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn without prior notice, just weeks\u200d before a significant presidential election. Flynn, who served as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/betrayed-from-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-after-attending-election-meeting-with-president-trump-sydney-powell-and-gen-flynn\/\" title=\"\u201cBetrayed From Within\u201d: Patrick Byrne Blasts White House Staff After Attending Election Meeting With President Trump, Sydney Powell and Gen. Flynn\">national security advisor<\/a> under\u200b President Trump and is a notable figure \u200din conservative circles, voiced\u200b his outrage over the ban, asserting that it\u200d constituted\u2063 &#8220;election interference&#8221; \u2064and \u200dwas an example \u200dof censorship against free\u200c speech. He criticized Facebook&#8217;s actions\u2064 as indicative of \u200da \u200cbroader trend of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-passes-law-cracking-down-on-big-tech-censorship\/\" title=\"Fla. passes law cracking down on Big Tech censorship\">silencing conservative voices<\/a>, highlighting that he is\u200d not the only \u2063one affected, as Patrick Brown, the owner \u2062of\u200c The Western Journal, also faced a ban, which was later reversed without explanation. Reports of similar bans on conservative accounts have surfaced on\u2063 social media, raising concerns about transparency and fairness in\u200d the digital public sphere.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>permanently disabled the account of retired U.S. Army Lt. 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Michael Flynn without warning Thursday, just a few weeks before Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Flynn, a prominent voice in conservatism, served as the national security advisor under President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Flynn is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/mflynn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">frequent contributor to The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In comments sent exclusively to The Western Journal, Flynn responded to the ban.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Facebook, without warning, and just prior to the most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">historically consequential presidential election<\/a> in U.S. History, blatantly and intentionally censored me from their platform,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is election interference of the highest form and absolutely demonstrates once again the lies spewed by the totalitarian regime running FB of their strong desire to keep President Donald J. Trump from serving as our 47th President.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This behavior cannot stand in a free, open and transparent society where our freedom of speech is at severe risk and the FB tyrants prove once again how they are anti-free speech and how they continue to meddle in US elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It appears Flynn is far from the only conservative to be banned from the social media platform in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Brown, the owner of The Western Journal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/facebook-banned-western-journal-publisher-without-warning-disabling-key-publishing-functions-weeks-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was also banned from the platform on Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Though Brown never posts to his personal account, it is used to run various pages affiliated with The Western Journal, including the company&rsquo;s main page.<\/p>\n<p>So, as a result of the ban, The Western Journal&rsquo;s reach and distribution capabilities were severely impacted.<\/p>\n<p>Brown&rsquo;s account was restored roughly four hours later without explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Though the full extent to which bans are taking place on remains undetermined, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=facebook%20disabled&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">various anecdotal reports<\/a> of similar bans without warning have popped up on X in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal reached out to to comment on the bans but has yet to receive a response.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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