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* Following the 2021 United States Capitol Building riots, which was widely condemned as an act of domestic terrorism, rebellion and sedition, [[Donald Trump]] was either suspended or banned indefinitely from mainstream social media platforms for his incendiary comments condoning the riots and calling the supporters to "fight like hell" for Republicans to "take back our country". Twitter locked him out of his account for a period, while Facebook, Instagram and Twitch banned him permanently, with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg expressing disgust over Trump's statements. Twitter later announced that they have permanently banned Trump from using their services, and several others, namely Snapchat and Shopify, followed suit as they saw Trump and his supporters' posts and media as inciting to sedition and rebellion. Besides social media sites, large banks, the PGA, and other private companies quickly and publicly started having nothing to do with him.

* Noted Filipino boxer [[Manny Pacquiao]] was banned from entering The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles due to a controversial statement he made in regards to same-sex marriage, which was met with outrage both from Filipino and foreign LGBTQ+ communities. It didn't help that he had just converted to evangelical Christianity at the time, leading to him being branded as a fundamentalist as a result of the ordeal.

* The Church of Scientology [https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/09/24/russia-bans-church-of-scientology-with-undesirable-tag-a75142 is not allowed to operate in Russia]; their government calls it a [[Scam Religion]].

* During the 94th [[Academy Award]]s, [[Will Smith]] slapped [[Chris Rock]] after the latter made a joke at the expense of Smith's wife [[Jada Pinkett Smith]] (Rock was unaware that Jada had alopecia, so it was partly his fault by his own admission). Not only did "The Slap" become a [[Fountain of Memes]] soon after it was broadcast, Will Smith was banned from attending the Oscars for a decade. Despite the altercation, Chris Rock declined to press charges against Smith even though it would technically count as assault under California law.

* Kazuhiko ‘Smokey’ Nagata of the Japanese car tuning shop [[Non Indicative Name|Top Secret]] was invited by British automotive "lad mag" ''Max Power'' to bring his Nissan RB26-powered Toyota Supra to a car show in the UK. Seeking to leave a mark in the industry, Smokey performed an insane speed record stunt at an A1 highway, hitting a then-record breaking 197 miles per hour (317 kph). The local police were none too pleased about it, and Nagata was arrested for his antics (not helping matters was his lack of English skills). He was banned from entering the UK for a good decade soon after, but his stunt only served to made him a [[Refuge in Audacity|legend]] in the car tuning scene.

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