Tommy Robinson, the far-right former leader of the English Defence League, has been permanently banned from Facebook and Instagram for breaking the sites’ policies on hate speech.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has had his private profile, public page and Instagram account deleted.
Facebook said the 36-year-old had broken rules that ban public calls for violence against people based on protected characteristics; ban supporting or appearing with organised hate groups; and prevent people from using the site to bully others.
The ban comes just three days after 4,000 people attended a ‘Panodrama’ event hosted by MediaCityUK in Salford, most of which was live-streamed on Facebook.
