Nov. 12, 2018
PHILADELPHIA — November 12, 2018. — UK firebrand Tommy Robinson and others will discuss the phenomenon of “de-platforming” at an event hosted by US CongressmanPaul Gosar (R-AZ) and the Middle East Forum on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 14.
The panel — moderated by MEF president Daniel Pipes — will discuss the increasing tendency to which not just social media platforms but other institutions such as Amazon, Hyatt Hotels, PayPal, and Visa/Mastercard, have de-platformed or banned users who raise such topics as Islamism, rape gangs, mass migration, and female genital mutilation.