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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExtremist 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
The Associated Press
@AP
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
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Miguelito Loveless
(5,534 posts)1. What work against extremism?
They are getting ready to let Trump back on.
Diamond_Dog
(40,082 posts)2. I am so glad I've never had anything to do with Facebook.
Notek
(478 posts)5. Same with me.
uponit7771
(93,504 posts)3. Facebook is part of the problem
The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)4. If They Banned Nine Hundred, Ma'am, They Can Ban The Rest
Ought to drop people who follow the groups, too.
