Facebook defends decision not to suspend Blair Cottrell over rape comments

Tech giant says far-right extremist’s comment did not breach standards since it did not ‘incite’ rape

The far-right extremist Blair Cottrell has posted on Facebook and Twitter about hypothetically raping staff members at Sky News following his weekend interview on the network, but the social media platforms have not disabled his accounts.

A video excerpt of his interview on Sky News on Sunday night, conducted by the former Northern Territory chief minister Adam Giles, has been removed from Facebook and Twitter after complaints by the network that it breached their copyright.

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