Facebook is threatening to end our page, Freedom and Direct Democracy party says

Facebook is threatening to remove the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party’s page on its website, SPD announced at a press conference on Tuesday. Under threat of removal are also the pages of the party’s chairman Tomio Okamura and vice-chairman Radim Fiala. Facebook is justifying the warning based on the party breaching user rules. SPD leaders dismiss the allegation and say they will defend themselves at court if necessary. An official statement from Facebook has not yet been released.

The SPD party has long come under fire for posting manipulative content on its social media. The Ministry of Interior’s annual reports on extremism have warned in recent years of the important role of the party in furthering racial, ethnic and religious hatred.