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People are reporting David Cameron’s Facebook page for containing a “credible threat of violence”.
The Prime Minister posted the following message late on Wednesday evening – immediately after the Commons voted in favour of air strikes in Syria.
David Cameron – I believe the House has taken the right… | Facebook
But not everyone on Facebook holds the same view.
Toby Goodwin, a student at the University of Aberdeen, sparked a backlash by announcing he was reporting the PM’s page for being a “credible threat of violence”. The comment has since been liked nearly 15,000 times.
The 20-year-old from Dunblane said: “I was angry about the UK being involved in yet another war and that the public didn’t have the opportunity to vote on such drastic action. David’s solution seems rushed and overzealous.
“My comment was initially a joke but then 12,000 or so people joined in, it restored my faith in humanity somewhat.”
Since then hundreds of users have also reported the verified Facebook page, which is liked by nearly 884,000 people.
I reported David Cameron on Facebook due to violence and Facebook didn't get rid of him. Huh.
— alana (@alanaEPISODES) December 4, 2015
Dave Wills, 47, from Hebden Bridge, near Halifax, was one of those who flagged up the page to Facebook’s admin team.
Explaining, he said: “I do not see how bombing will help. Their decision is not in my name.
“And after his comments about us all being terrorist sympathisers for not backing war I don’t feel he is fit to be PM.”
“We are doing nothing but breeding hate and more violence.”
It is not the first time the PM’s Facebook account has been mired in controversy.
In November Mr Cameron was mocked after a picture of him wearing an apparently photoshopped poppy was uploaded to his page ahead of Remembrance Day. The offending image was later removed.
