Wednesday, July 01, 2020

Yeah, it's the "boogaloos" causing all the damage and dissension in America---No wonder NYT readers are nuts!-----Facebook Bans Network With ‘Boogaloo’ Ties - The New York Times

Members of the far-right boogaloo movement at a demonstration against the coronavirus lockdown at the State House in Concord, N.H. People and groups associated with the movement will be barred from Facebook and Instagram.Facebook Bans Network With ‘Boogaloo’ Ties - The New York Times
"Facebook said on Tuesday that it took down a network of accounts, groups and pages connected to an antigovernment movement in the United States that encourages violence.
People and groups associated with the decentralized movement, called boogaloo, will be banned from Facebook and Instagram, which Facebook also owns, the company said. Facebook said it had removed 220 Facebook accounts, 95 Instagram accounts, 28 pages and 106 groups as a result of the decision.
It is also designating boogaloo as a dangerous organization on the social network, meaning it shares the same classification as terrorist activity, organized hate and large-scale criminal organizations on Facebook.
As a result, Facebook said it would ban people and organizations linked to boogaloo, and remove content that praises, supports and represents the movement.
...On Monday, Reddit said it was banning roughly 2,000 communities from across the political spectrum that attacked people or regularly engaged in hate speech, including “r/The_Donald,” a community devoted to President Trump...
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