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Instagram bans Democratic presidential candidate RFK Jr from creating new campaign accounts

Post Millennial, Jennifer Ackerman, 2 June 23

“Social media is the modern equivalent of the town square. How can democracy function if only some candidates have access to it?”

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr revealed on Thursday that when his campaign uses the TeamKennedy email address to set up accounts on Instagram, they are automatically banned from Instagram for 180 days.

Kennedy Jr praised Twitter for allowing his campaign to have a voice, adding, “To silence a major political candidate is profoundly undemocratic. Social media is the modern equivalent of the town square. How can democracy function if only some candidates have access to it?”

Chet Long, Founder and Senior Partner of Web360 Global, announced he would be hosting the upcoming Twitter Spaces event, calling it a “Presidential Town Hall,” this coming Monday at 2 PM.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr announced in April that he is running as a Democrat and challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. While Kennedy Jr does have his own personal Instagram account with 11.9 thousand followers, his tweet alleges that Instagram is blocking his campaign email from setting up new accounts. Instagram’s automated reply states: “Your account, or activity on it, doesn’t follow Community Guidelines on account integrity and authentic identity.”……………………………. https://thepostmillennial.com/instagram-bans-dem-presidential-candidate-rfk-jr-from-creating-new-campaign-accounts

June 6, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | media, USA