Facebook didn’t actually take down the event page for Wisconsin militia (Engadget)

    By
    Politically Brewed
    -
    20
    0
    The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012. Facebook Inc increased the size of its initial public offering by almost 25 percent, and could raise as much as $16 billion as strong investor demand for a share of the No.1 social network trumps debate about its long-term potential to make money. Facebook, founded eight years ago by Mark Zuckerberg in a Harvard dorm room, said on Wednesday it will add about 84 million shares to its IPO, floating about 421 million shares in an offering expected to be priced on Thursday. REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud (SWITZERLAND - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY) - GM1E85H02ZT01

    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.”

    Continue to article: https://www.engadget.com/facebook-kenosha-guard-event-removal-192827941.html

    RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

    LEAVE A REPLY

    Please enter your comment!
    Please enter your name here