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Nevilledog

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Tue Mar 23, 2021, 11:51 AM Mar 2021

Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans



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Facebook allowed pages and groups, many tied to QAnon and militia movements, to glorify violence during the 2020 election, a group found. Many of these groups are still active on the platform. Facebook says the report distorts its work against extremism.

Report: Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans
A new outside report found that Facebook has allowed groups — many tied to QAnon, boogaloo and militia movements — to glorify violence during the 2020 election and in the weeks leading up to the...
apnews.com
9:01 AM · Mar 23, 2021


https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-violence-misinformation-a3dc1c9479e7677d6d34b4bae7dc9680


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Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 2021 OP
What work against extremism? Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #1
I am so glad I've never had anything to do with Facebook. Diamond_Dog Mar 2021 #2
Same with me. Notek Mar 2021 #5
Facebook is part of the problem uponit7771 Mar 2021 #3
If They Banned Nine Hundred, Ma'am, They Can Ban The Rest The Magistrate Mar 2021 #4
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