‘Toxic influencer’ Andrew Tate, 35, has been banned from Facebook and Instagram after being slammed for creating misogynistic content.
Meta, who owns the two social media platforms, said the controversial influencer had violated its policies.
The ex-Big Brother star had made a multi-million-pound fortune by becoming an influencer on the video sharing app, TikTok.
Videos on the app under the hashtag Andrew Tate have racked up over 11.6 billion views but the content has been called out for promoting ‘extreme misogyny’ and capable of ‘radicalising’ young men.
The controversial influencer has been banned from Facebook and Instagram. Meta who owns the social media platforms say Andrew Tate, 35, has violated its policies
Meta told the BBC it had removed the former kickboxer from its platform for violating its policies on dangerous organisations and individuals – but did not provide further details.
At the time of his removal, he had 4.7 million followers on Instagram – this number had grown rapidly from around one million followers just two months ago in June.
Tate is yet to comment on the ban.
Twitter had already banned him from their platform after he said women who have been raped ‘must bear some responsibility’.
In one video the 35-year-old billionaire advises men accused of cheating by their girlfriends to ‘bang out the machete, boom in her face and grip her by the neck. Shut up b*tch.’
There have been 11.6 billion views on the TikTok app under a hashtag of his name
Earlier this year in April, the misogynistic TikToker was investigated by police in Romania for people trafficking and rape after a complaint from a woman who had lived with him there.
TikTok said it has been taking action against videos and accounts that are found to violate its community guidelines.
A TikTok spokesperson said: ‘Misogyny is a hateful ideology that is not tolerated on TikTok.
‘We’ve been removing violative videos and accounts for weeks, and we welcome the news that other platforms are also taking action against this individual.’