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Brett Weinstein, Self-Described ‘Professor In Exile,’ Says He’s Been Booted From Facebook [Updated]

A Facebook spokesperson has since claimed his account was 'mistakenly flagged' by a system that identifies 'imposter accounts'

Eric Quintanar
Brett Weinstein, Self-Described ‘Professor In Exile,’ Says He’s Been Booted From Facebook [Updated]
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Former biology Professor Brett Weinstein, who found himself chased away from Evergreen State University several years ago for resisting a social justice mob, says he’s been booted from Facebook without an explanation or opportunity to appeal. 

In a Twitter post Thursday, Weinstein, who describes himself as a “professor in exile” in his Twitter bio, said that he’d received a notice from Facebook informing him that his account had been disabled. A screenshot, posted with his tweet, said the company’s decision was non-reversible. 

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