Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook announced that is banning a far-right antigovernment “boogaloo” group from its platform.
The social-media giant, under fire from marketers and critics for not doing enough to stop hate and harassment, said it “is the latest step in our commitment to ban people who proclaim a violent mission from using our platform.”The company said it had identified the “violent U.S.-based antigovernment network” that uses the boogaloo name and is banning it permanently under the company’s Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy.The group “is actively promoting violence against civilians, law enforcement and government officials and institutions,” Facebook said.
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