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Line 22: }} '''Milo Yiannopoulos''' ({{IPAc-en|j|ə|ˈ|n|ɒ|p|əl|ə|s}};<ref>{{YouTube|Y-sX5JLwidE|"MILO Addresses The UC Berkeley Riots"}}, video taken from Yiannopoulos' official YouTube channel.</ref> born '''Milo Hanrahan''', 18 October 1984), or pen name '''Milo Andreas Wagner''',<ref>{{cite news|title=#GamerGate Journalist Milo Yiannopoulos's Self-Published Poetry Book Contains Unattributed Tori Amos Lyrics|last=Rouner|first=Jef|date=16 January 2015|work=Houston Press|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/music/gamergate-journalist-milo-yiannopouloss-self-published-poetry-book-contains-unattributed-tori-amos-lyrics-6497169|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref> is a British [[far-right]]<ref name="far-right"/> political commentator, public speaker, and writer. Yiannopoulos is a former editor for [[Breitbart News]] who describes himself as a "cultural [[libertarian]]". Through his speeches and writings, he ridicules [[Criticism of Islam|Islam]], [[Antifeminism|feminism]], [[social justice]], and [[political correctness]].<ref name="guardian-kernel">{{cite news|last=Arthur|first=Charles|title=The Kernel sued by former contributors for non-payment|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/sep/12/the-kernel-sued-former-contributors|accessdate=12 September 2012|work=The Guardian|date=12 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="Vox 2202017">{{cite news|last1=Beauchamp|first1=Zack |title=Milo Yiannopoulos: Breitbart's star provocateur and Trump champion, explained|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/4/4/11355876/milo-yiannopoulos Yiannopoulos was one of the first journalists to cover the [[Gamergate controversy]]. He worked for Breitbart from 2015 until 2017. After moving to the United States, Yiannopoulos became a supporter of Donald Trump's [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|2016 presidential campaign]]. In July 2016 he was permanently banned from Twitter for harassment.<ref name="Leslie Jones harassment">{{cite web|last1=Grynbaum and Herrman|first1=Michael and John|title=Breitbart Rises From Outlier to Potent Voice in Campaign|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/business/media/breitbart-news-presidential-race.html|website=The New York Times.com|accessdate=7 January 2018|quote="Last month, Milo Yiannopoulos, the site's tech editor, was banned from Twitter after inspiring a sustained online harassment campaign against the "Saturday Night Live" actor Leslie Jones."}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/leslie-jones-leaves-twitter-amidst-onslaught-of-racist-tweets/|title=Leslie Jones leaves Twitter amidst onslaught of racist tweets|publisher=|via=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref> He was permanently banned from Facebook in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/tech/facebook-ban-louis-farrakhan-infowars-alex-jones-milo-laura-loomer/index.html|title=Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and others from its platforms as 'dangerous' - CNN|website=cnn.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/02/facebook-ban-alex-jones-milo-yiannopoulos|title=Facebook bans Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and other far-right figures|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/facebook-bans-paul-joseph-watson-milo-yiannopoulos-laura-loomer-louis-farrakhan|title=Facebook Bans Paul Joseph Watson, Milo Yiannopoulos, Laura Loomer, Louis Farrakhan|website=Daily Beast}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/facebook-bans-infowars-louis-farrakhan-laura-loomer-and-milo-yiannapolous-830534/|title=Facebook Bans Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Louis Farrakhan|website=Rolling Stone}}</ref> | |||