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I plan on contributing to the Censorship of Facebook article by adding how there is censorship in the United States as well. The article does not say there is any kind of censorship in the USA of Facebook but there has been. KaylaMcCardle (talk) 03:17, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Greenwald, Glenn. (2017). Facebook says it is deleting accounts at the directions of the U.S and Israeli governments. Retrieved from https://theintercept.com/2017/12/30/facebook-says-it-is-deleting-accounts-at-the-direction-of-the-u-s-and-israeli-governments/ KaylaMcCardle (talk) 03:32, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

The United States backs Israels decision to demand Facebook silence certain Palestinian groups that speak out against them. Facebook has admitted to this and that they worry if they do not comply to an extent that there will be repercussions by the US government. Philip Giraldi, an ex-CIA Officer, confirms that this is true. He states that Facebook is often told to delete or censor people that are on their watch lists. This has happened many times according to Giraldi in an effort to prevent protests and violence that these people on the watch lists may try to cause. The US has put into place laws and regulations to try and prevent terrorist acts on the US especially since the 9/11 attacks. Facebook has had to follow these laws and regulations to censor the American people to an extent.

Sources: Greenwald, Glenn. (2017). Facebook says it is deleting accounts at the directions of the U.S and Israeli governments. Retrieved from https://theintercept.com/2017/12/30/facebook-says-it-is-deleting-accounts-at-the-direction-of-the-u-s-and-israeli-governments/ Sputnik. (2018) Ex- CIA Officer: Facebook Routinely Blocking Accounts at US, Israels Request. Retrieved from: https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201801021060476051-facebook-us-israel-censorship/ Softness, Nicole. (2016). Terrorist communications: are Facebook, Twitter, and Google responsible for the Islamic state's actions? Retrieved from: Journal of International Affairs. 70.1 (Winter 2016): p201+.