On Sunday evening, famed atheist Sam Harris fired off a tweet announcing he would delete his Patreon account on Monday to protest Patreon banning several content creators from using their platform. Harris wrote:
— Sam Harris (@SamHarrisOrg) December 17, 2018
Patreon has banned several personalities from the platform, including British YouTuber Carl Benjamin, better known as Sargon of Akkad, commentator James Allsup, and Milo Yiannopoulos. In July 2017, Patreon banned former Rebel Media personality Lauren Southern.
The American Thinker quoted Far Left Watch, which reported, “There are several far-left users who appear to be blatantly violating Patreon’s Community Guidelines. These users are raising thousands of dollars each month and are actively using that money to organize and advocate for violent and often illegal criminal activity.” Far Left Watch listed Revolutionary Left Radio and The Guillotine Podcast.- READ MORE