Facebook banning 'stop the steal' posts, removing content that could be public threat

Following last week’s U.S. Capitol riot, Facebook says it will continue to remove content and disable accounts if they constitute a risk to public safety. Facebook says it’s deploying the measures it used to curb disinformation ahead of the presidential election to stop content that could lead to more violence in and around President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. That includes removing all content with the phrase “stop the steal.” “We’ve been allowing robust conversations related to the election outcome and that will continue,” read a statement from Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president of integrity, and Monika Bickert, vice president of global policy Management. “But with continued attempts to organize events against the outcome of the US presidential election that can lead to violence, and use of the term by those involved in Wednesday’s violence in DC, we’re taking this additional step in the lead up to the inauguration.” Facebook says it will continue to remove content and disable accounts if they constitute a risk to public safety. Big tech companies have been clamping down on posts that may incite violence following last Wednesday’s riot at the U.S.  » Read More