Facebook demonetized the Babylon Bee for inciting violence through satire

I saw this tweet and assumed it was the Federalist publishing satire:

Facebook Demonetizes Satire Site Babylon Bee, Claims Monty Python Spoof 'Incites Violence' https://t.co/CCflyp4pWp

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 20, 2020

But it turns out it's true. That's right Facebook is preventing the Babylon Bee from making money because the Bee mocked Democrat Senator Hirono for wanting to burn ACB at the stake.

Here's the Bee's take on the situation:

In what universe does a fictional quote as part of an obvious joke constitute a genuine incitement to violence? How does context not come into play here? They're asking us to edit the article and not speak publicly about internal content reviews. Oops, did I just tweet this?

— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) October 20, 2020

A Black Lives Matter leader said that if change doesn't happen, they'll "burn down this system." That's allowed on Facebook. You can quote it. You can link to it. But a Monty Python joke about burning a witch at the stake? That's incitement to violence. 🤡 show.

— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) October 20, 2020

In the article the Bee stole an old Monty Python joke about how if someone weighs the same as a duck they must be a witch since witches are made of wood and float like ducks.

Here's the quote that upset Facebook:

“In addition to being a Senator, I am also quite wise in the ways of science. Everyone knows witches burn because they are made of wood,” the satirical version of Hirono says. “I think I read that somewhere. Wood floats, and so do ducks– so logically, if Amy Coney Barrett weighs as much as this duck I found in the reflection pool outside, she is a witch and must be burned.”

Clearly no one is inciting violence. 

There are two possible explanations for FB actions:

• FB was just looking for an excuse to shut up the Bee and latched on to this
• FB actually believes that Senator Hirono would in fact burn ACB at the stake if she could

Either way it's a really bad look for FB. 

I feel sorry for the folks at FB since it's clear that their positions are so indefensible that the only way that they can get people to agree with them is by keeping those people from ever hearing the other side of any issue.

But the fact that the people at FB are working hard to turn our government over to fascists who believe that the Supreme Court should legislate and that Catholic nuns should be forced to supply birth control means that that sympathy can't stop my pointing out that FB is a fascist supporting propaganda arm of the DNC.