Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it removed a page for the Kenosha Guard, a group which had posted a 'call to arms' in Kenosha, Wisconsin, saying ...
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it removed a page for the Kenosha Guard, a group which had posted a"call to arms" in Kenosha, Wisconsin, saying the page violated its policy against"militia organizations."
Militias organized rapidly on Tuesday on Reddit and Facebook, where users shared coverage from Infowars, a right-wing conspiracy site. Infowars in turn amplified the Kenosha Guard's Facebook post and said the groups were"recruiting citizens to patrol." A Facebook spokeswoman said the company had not found evidence suggesting the shooter followed the Kenosha Guard page or had been invited to its event.
Reddit did not respond to a request for comment, although posts threatening to bring guns and pipe bombs and to"cleanse Kenosha of the rioters" were deleted there too.
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