Instagram has removed conservative political commentator Kaitlin Bennett’s iconic graduation photo from three years ago for “violence and incitement.”
Meanwhile, the platform has allowed an endless stream of threats against the right-wing firebrand to continue for years.
Apparently, Instagram believes that photos of you peacefully exercising your Second Amendment right are a crime. In their notification to Bennett, they said “we don’t allow content that may lead to a genuine risk to physical harm or direct threat to public safety.”
Speaking to the Gateway Pundit, Bennett said that the company did not just remove her post, they accused her of a crime — and if they truly believe she is a threat, they should call the police.
“If Instagram is going to say that I’m making direct threats to public safety, then they should call the cops. They’re not just taking down a post that they say goes against community standards. They’re accusing me of committing a crime,” Bennett said. “Ironically they are perfectly okay with letting thousands of liberals use their platform to make direct threats against me all the time.”
Additionally, Bennett accused them of siding with mass shooters because of the intent behind her photo.
“I took my graduation photo as a statement that the Kent State massacre wouldn’t have happened if the students that got shot had guns,” she added. “By taking down my graduation photo, Instagram is siding with the mass shooters.”
Bennett also noted that she has been subjected to countless threats on the platform, none of which Instagram seems to take action against.
“If Instagram is going to say that I’m making direct threats to public safety, then they should call the cops. They’re not just taking down a post that they say goes against community standards. They’re accusing me of committing a crime. Ironically they are perfectly okay with letting thousands of liberals use their platform to make direct threats against me all the time.”
She also provided a sampling of the threats and harassment she has received in recent days. Warning, they are vulgar and disturbing.
You can follow her Instagram here.
The Gateway Pundit has reached out to Instagram for comment and will update this story if one is provided.