The Andrew Tate Question
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Andrew Tate, an online influencer who brands himself as a âsuccess coach,â has been banned from Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube over the past few days for violating their content policies, mostly regarding hate speech.
đ Background⊠A former professional kickboxer, Google Search data shows Tate first rose to fame as an influencer earlier this year, as videos and podcast interviews featuring him took off across social media.
- The tag #AndrewTate has been viewed 13.8 billion times to date on TikTok, and Tate had amassed 4.7 million Insta followers and 750,000+ subs on YouTube pre-ban.
- He also founded Hustlerâs University in 2021, which describes itself as âan online money-focused community providing education and coaching to over 100,000 students,â offering membership for $50/month.
đ€đ« So, why was he banned?... Tate styles himself as a menâs self-help guru, but has also said heâs âabsolutely a misogynist.â In recent interviews and videos heâs gone on the record saying women belong in the home, canât drive, and are a manâs property, and described in detail how he would attack a woman accusing him of cheating.
- Meta confirmed to NPR that Tate was banned from FB and Insta for violating its policies regarding dangerous individuals/organizations and hate speech.
- Google said Tate was banned from YouTube for âmultiple violationsâ of their terms of service, âincluding our hate speech policy,â per The BBC.
- TikTok told WaPo that Tate was banned for violating its policies barring âcontent that attacks, threatens, incites violence against, or otherwise dehumanizes an individual or a groupâ based on attributes including sex.
Tate was previously banned from Twitter in 2017 after a series of tweets in which he said women should âbear some responsibilityâ for being raped.
đŹ His response: In a statement to NBC News, Tate denied allegations of misogyny and said he plays an âonline characterâ that involves teaching men to âavoid toxic people as a whole.â
đ Flash poll: Do you agree with social media platformsâ decisions to deplatform Andrew Tate?
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Sprinkles in favor of deplatforming Tate
- Some commentators argue that they can see why Tate is popular among many people â heâs assured, confident and motivational. But he also talks a lot of BS, especially when it comes to women, and was rightfully banned before his hateful ideology could spread further.
- Others contend that Tateâs rise to fame is more sinister, as itâs been largely due to misogynistic and queerphobic rhetoric thatâs mainly targeted at young and impressionable young boys.
- âAndrew Tate: A dangerous role model to young men or an internet idol for a disjointed generation?â âDom Sacco, Esports UK
- âAndrew Tate and Internet Misogynyâ âHrishik Roy, The Daily Star
- âMake no mistake, those Andrew Tate TikTok videos pose a very real threat to womenâ âNicola Thorp, Metro
Sprinkles against deplatforming Tate
- Some commentators argue that what Tate has said shouldnât have resulted in him being banned; his commentary has merely ranged from honest opinions that run afoul of the politically correct to a form of sensationalism.
- Others contend that Tateâs only crime is becoming popular on the internet pointing out the problems between men and women, and being very critical of the mediaâs agenda to destroy masculinity and make men weak.
- âBig Tech Got Andrew Tate, But Banning Social Media Commentator Is Not The Right Answerâ âBobby Burack, OutKick
- âInfluencer Andrew Tate Banned For âHateful Ideologyâ And âDangerousâ Views About Womenâ âJacob Smith, Bounding into Comics
- âFans Let Loose as Andrew Tate Gets Another Platform Ban â âIf You Tear Out a Manâs TongueâŠââ âShivaditya Ghoshal, Essentially Sports
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