BLM activist’s ‘fighting for Palestine’ got him blocked from Instagram

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BLM activist Shaun King claimed Instagram banned his account amid his fight for Palestine.

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Sure enough, King’s page, which has six million followers, “isn’t available,” so he used another Instagram account to share a video message on what the social media platform is doing to him.

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King first greets his friends and lets them know that he is “safe” before venting.

“Frustrated that Instagram has banned me for fighting for Palestine, and speaking up for the human rights and dignity of Palestinians, but I refuse to betray my values and principles by staying silent about this genocide and the war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank,” he captioned the video post.

“You can NEVER mince words about genocide,” he continued. “You can never mince words about war crimes. You MUST speak truth to power every way you know how.”

King added: “Please promise me that you will now go harder for Palestine than ever before. OK?”

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King’s condemnation of the war in Gaza, which was launched in retaliation after Hamas terrorists killed approximately 1,200 Israelis and abducted about 250 others on Oct. 7, comes after his anti-Israel posts including Hamas propaganda videos claiming the hostages were being treated well.

“The account was disabled due to multiple instances of praise for designated entities in violation of our policies,” a Meta spokesperson told the New York Post.

In October, the family of two American hostages freed by Hamas terrorists accused King of lying when he claimed he worked “frantically behind the scenes” to help secure their release.

The activist claimed he assisted in the release of Natalie Raanan, 17, and her mother, Judith Tai Raanan, who were taken hostage and held captive by Hamas for nearly two weeks.

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King posted several screenshots of messages between himself and Natalie’s brother Ben that indicate Ben sought his help because he believed he had Palestinian contacts.

However, the Raanan family issued a statement following their loved ones’ release, saying, “First and foremost, we make it clear that he is lying!,” they told TMZ.

“Our family does not and did not have anything to do with him, neither directly nor indirectly. Not to him and not to anything he claims to represent.”

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