Ex-Muslims slam Facebook for ‘censoring pages that disrespect Islam’ as pages are shut down
- A group of Australian ex-Muslims has condemned Facebook for its censorship
- The former Islam adherents claim anti-Islam pages were unfairly shut down
- Arabic-based Atheist Facebook groups were also banned, the group alleges
- The group has pleaded with Facebook to allow ex-Muslim pages to stay online
By April Glover
Pioneers of the ex-Muslim groups have condemned the social media giant for censoring content and filtering the type of information available to users.
The pages exist for ex-Muslims to denounce their former religion and band together with other previous adherents of Islam.
Anti-Islamic pages ripped from cyberspace include the Ex-Muslims of North America page – which soon resurfaced – and a page called Mufti News which parodied Muslim news.
Several Arabic-based Atheist pages were also shut down on Facebook, the group alleges.
Administrators of the pages have asked Facebook to reconsider its community guidelines to allow for a more diverse conversation on the Islam faith.
However dozens of ex-Muslim groups and pages remain visible on Facebook, including the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, Ex-Muslims of Norway and Council of Ex-Muslims of New Zealand.
