The Western Journal Publisher and Owner Patrick Brown was banned from Facebook without warning Monday.
Brown didn’t regularly post anything to his account but did use it to operate The Western Journal’s main Facebook page, along with numerous other affiliated pages.
When the ban went into effect, key publishing functions for The Western Journal tied to Brown’s account were instantly deactivated.
All of The Western Journal’s Facebook pages stopped posting until those publishing functions could be migrated to another account.
As a result, The Western Journal’s reach was directly impacted just 15 days before the Nov. 5 presidential election.
Roughly four hours later, Brown’s account appeared to have been restored, though Facebook has yet to issue any explanation for why it was banned in the first place.
This is not the only unexplained ban of a conservative account to take place only weeks before Election Day.
The account of retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, a frequent contributor to The Western Journal, was also disabled Thursday.
Screw Facebook and its election interference and censorship agenda.
@elonmusk thank you for allowing us to maintain our freedom of speech! pic.twitter.com/fflJGofjXu
— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) October 20, 2024
Gen. Flynn sent The Western Journal exclusive comments responding to the ban.