By Mackenzie Wright source
C.J. Pearson, age 12, is a young, black conservative from Georgia who got his 15 minutes of fame when he made an impassioned video criticizing the president. Pearson claims he was surprised to find he'd been locked out of his Facebook page since, and claims the social media website is discriminating against him for his political views.
“I am having my Editor, Alan Davidson post on my behalf on this page while Facebook continues to lock me out,” wrote Pearson going through an adult's page. “The 1st amendment is obviously not a big concern to the powers that be at Facebook, but we will continue to fight back!”
According to Facebook, the suspension had nothing to do with Pearson's political views, but his age. “You have to be 13 to have a Facebook account. This is a requirement, not a suggestion. He was locked out because he lied about his age, not because of the content,” Facebook said in a statement.
“I would consider that complete malarkey,” Pearson responded. “Because in all honesty, there are many many people younger than me who have a Facebook account.”
The majority of them are staying under the radar by not making eloquent conservative speeches. But Pearson is determined to fight what he sees as an injustice. “I think the point is this: When a person decides to speak up, their voice shouldn’t be hindered because of someone disagreeing.”
Maybe he should get an adult representative or organization to run a page for him-- problem solved.
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