Facebook bans big 'Stop the Steal' group for sowing violence

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Source: AP

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook on Thursday banned a large group called “Stop the Steal” that supporters of President Donald Trump were using to organize protests against the presidential vote count. Some members had called for violence, while many falsely claimed that Democrats are “stealing” the election from Republicans.

Though the group amassed more than 350,000 members before Facebook took it down, it was just one of several smaller groups that popped up as vote counting extended for days in several battleground states. Inside the groups, members and organizers tried to ensure they would get around Facebook's moderators and “trolls” who might report or mock them.

“In line with the exceptional measures that we are taking during this period of heightened tension, we have removed the Group ‘Stop the Steal,’ which was creating real-world events," Facebook said in a statement. "The group was organized around the delegitimization of the election process, and we saw worrying calls for violence from some members of the group."

Facebook said it will continue to watch for activity that violates its rules and will take action if it does. As of Thursday afternoon, a copycat “Stop the Steal” group was growing steadily, nearing 12,000 members, and others were easily searchable on Facebook.



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[photokath]

1. Reported them

I am sure I wasn't the only one but I did report them. YEA!

[Skittles]

2. bastards were fine with Russia helping to steal if for Trump

FUCK THEM

[SergeStorms]

3. Fuck Zuckerberg and his toxic creation.

I hope the Biden administration tears it onto little pieces.

[C Moon]

4. Can you believe they call it stop and STEAL?

They know exactly what they are doing: they aren't Americans. They are traitors.

[Ohio Dem]

5. I am a little impressed they spelled "steal" correctly.

I know some of these idiots. They aren't actively DOING anything that I know about (they are internet warriors), but they would have almost certainly spelled it "steel."


I'm not a LOT impressed, mind you, and these assholes need to rot in jail. Just sayin'.

[Captain Zero]

6. Eric Trump was pushing that group's shit on Twitter tonight.

I hope Twitter goes after it as disinformation.

Eric was even soliciting people to come forward with any information they had.

[onetexan]

7. this punk needs to be jailed for inciting violence & subverting the election

along w his crooked dad & siblings. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[mahina]

8. I preferred to stop the steal fb group whose owners renamed Gay Communists for Socialism

As soon as it was populated with a gigantic number of boneheads


Epic genius!