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Social media giant Facebook has announced new restrictions on content following violent demonstrations among supporters of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol last week.
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Facebook on Monday (local time) announced that it will remove content from its platform, which contain the phrase 'stop the steal' under their Coordinating Harm policy from Facebook and Instagram, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's Inauguration Day on January 20.
Facebook is banning all mentions of 'stop the steal' In the run-up to Inauguration Day, and in the wake of violent events at the Capitol last week, tensions are running high in the US. With numerous social media platforms having banned outgoing president Trump from using their services, Facebook has now announced that it is banning a phrase that has become strongly associated with right-wing conspiracy theories about election fraud. Having already removed a group called Stop the Steal a couple of months ago, Facebook is now going to be removing all content that uses these words. The phrase "s...
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Biden inauguration: Facebook takes down posts with 'stop the steal' phrase Continued attempts to organise events against the outcome of the US presidential elections were among the reasons cited for such takedown. January 12, 2021 10:05 GMT Social media giant Facebook is rolling out more "unusually aggressive" policies following the Capitol Hill riot that injured a number of police officers. The latest crackdown is directed against the phrase "stop the steal." A post made by Facebook's VP Integrity, Guy Rosen, and VP Global Policy Management, Monika Bickert, on Monday revealed that the intern...