By Andrew Blake
The Washington Times
July 11, 2019
Facebook is being asked to pay billions of dollars by Laura Loomer, a self-described “conservative investigative journalist” who says her life is in danger due to being recently banned from the social network and its sister service, Instagram.
Ms. Loomer filed a defamation lawsuit in Miami federal court Monday seeking more than $3 billion in punitive damages stemming from Facebook’s decision to punt her from its platforms.
Along with Infowars publisher Alex Jones and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Ms. Loomer was among a handful of users booted by Facebook on May 2 for violating the company’s rules prohibiting “dangerous” individuals and organizations accused of promoting or engaging in violence or hate.
