Facebook didn’t actually take down the event page for Wisconsin militia – By Karissa Bell (Engadget) / Sept 3 2020
The event was deleted by its organizers before Facebook took any action against the militia.
When Facebook said that it had removed a Wisconsin militia group and an event page associated with the organization following a deadly shooting, the company’s explanation wasn’t entirely accurate.
While Facebook did remove the “Kenosha Guard” group from its platform, the event that asked gun owners to demonstrate against the protestors wasn’t actually deleted by the company, BuzzFeed News now reports. According to internal posts on company forums, the “Armed Citizens to Protect our Lives and Property,” event was removed by its creators before Facebook took down the Kenosha Guard group.
Facebook didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The company told BuzzFeed News that its initial statement was an “error.”
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