Facebook curbs Corbynistas

FACEBOOK last night took action against two Jeremy Corbyn-supporting groups riddled with anti-Semitism and misogyny.

The social media giant finally removed dozens of vile posts from the groups three weeks after they were exposed for hosting hate speech.

Those sanctioned were We Support Jeremy Corbyn (with 6 ,000 members including two staff in Mr Corbyn’s private office) and The Labour Party Forum (with 39,000 members). Facebook said the groups, which had hosted attacks on Jewish MPs and members of the Board of Deputies, do not ‘follow our community standards’.

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan acknowledged that some Jewish people ‘don’t feel comfortable with the Labour Party’ and called for ‘tough’ action against anti-Semites.

He admitted that antiSemitism was proving to be an issue as Labour bids to win votes across the capital in next month’s local elections.