Facebook: Congressmen Naming Alleged Whistleblower' Doesn't Lift Our Ban Breitbart

A number of Breitbart News posts naming Ciaramella were taken down last week, along with posts by other conservative media organizations.

In a comment to Breitbart News last week, a Facebook spokesman said that the social network will revisit this decision should their name be widely published in the media or used by public figures in debate.

Nonetheless, a Facebook spokesman told Breitbart News that the policy against naming the alleged whistleblower remains in effect.

Other public figures who have named the alleged whistleblower includeStudents for Trump co-chairRyan Fournier, former Deputy Assistant to the PresidentSebastian Gorka, and bestselling authorDinesh DSouza.

Other media outlets that have named the alleged whistleblower includeHeavy.com, theWashington Examiner,The Federalist,and theWestern Journal.

Major media figures that have named the alleged whistleblower include radio hostsMark LevinandGlenn Beck, One America News host Jack Posobiec, and TownHall.com senior columnistKurt Schlichter.

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