JUST IN: Facebook announces 'ban on praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism on Facebook and Instagram.'
, almost two weeks after a shooter associated with such ideology committed the worst terror attack in New Zealand history and livestreamed it on Facebook.
"We're announcing a ban on praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism on Facebook and Instagram, which we'll start enforcing next week. It's clear that these concepts are deeply linked to organized hate groups and have no place on our services," the company announced in a post on its newsroom site on Wednesday.
Facebook announced on March 27, 2019 that, "searches for terms associated with white supremacy will surface a link to Life After Hate's Page, where people can find support in the form of education, interventions, academic research and outreach." The livestream of the attack on two New Zealand mosques, which killed 50 people and injured dozens more, drew worldwide attention for both the ability to have the event broadcast and for how long the content stayed up on social media platforms, also including
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