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- Facebook is banning accounts and groups associated with the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group linked to political violence in the US.
- Earlier in October, Proud Boys members were involved in a violent attack on protesters in New York, and five members have since been arrested.
- Groups with tens of thousands of members have been removed, and Proud Boys supporters are complaining on Twitter.
Facebook is banning accounts and pages associated with the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group whose members assaulted protesters in New York City earlier in October.
On Tuesday, Twitter users began reporting that Facebook was taking down groups and accounts (both public-facing and personal) linked to members of the organisation that has been involved in instances of political violence in the US.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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