A file photo of a member of the right-wing group Washington State Three Percent (3%) speaking at a rally to protest the stay-at-home order, at the Capitol building on April 19, 2020 in Olympia, Washington. Facebook has banned a ‘violent US-based anti-government network’ loosely affiliated with the ‘Boogaloo’ movement whose followers have appeared heavily armed at recent protests, the company said June 30. — AFP
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook disrupted a “violent US-based anti-government network” and vowed to give original news priority as it remained under fire for what it takes down and lets stay.
The moves come as Facebook faces an advertiser boycott that has morphed into a global digital activist campaign aimed at curbing hateful and toxic content on the social media platform.
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