Facebook Removes Antifa Group That Incited Rioting Across the Country

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Facebook Removes Antifa Group That Incited Rioting Across the Country

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Banned The Headline Facebook Removes Antifa Group That Incited Rioting Across the Country The Grind On Wednesday, Facebook announced that it would remove the pages of groups that support violent riots, including many antifa organizations. Among many others, Facebook removed the Pacific-Northwest Youth Liberation Front, an antifa group that incited violent riots across the country on July 25. Facebook did not just remove antifa groups, but also militia organizations and organizations linked to the QAnon conspiracy. "We already remove content calling for or advocating violence and we ban organizations and individuals that proclaim a violent mission. However, we have seen growing movements that, while not directly organizing violence, have celebrated violent acts, shown that they have weapons and suggest they will use them, or have individual followers with patterns of violent behavior," Facebook announced in a statement Wednesday. Read more... The Details "So today we are expanding our Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy to address organizations and movements that have demonstrated significant risks to public safety but do not meet the rigorous criteria to be designated as a dangerous organization and banned from having any presence on our platform,' the social media company added. "While we will allow people to post content that supports these movements and groups, so long as they do not otherwise violate our content policies, we will restrict their ability to organize on our platform." "For militia organizations and those encouraging riots, including some who may identify as Antifa, we've initially removed over 980 groups, 520 Pages and 160 ads from Facebook. We've also restricted over 1,400 hashtags related to these groups and organizations on Instagram," Facebook reported. Read more... Fraud The Headline Judge Orders New Election Must Be Held in New Jersey After Mail-In Voter Fraud The Grind State Superior Court Judge Ernest Caposela ruled on Wednesday that a new election must be held in November for a Paterson City Council seat in New Jersey after the winner of the race and an elected official were charged with voter fraud. Caposela wrote that the election had been irreversibly tainted and that it "was not the fair, free and full expression of the intent of the voters." The Details "It was the right ruling. That past election was fraught with fraud," Mayor Andre Sayegh told CNN. "The City will comply with the judge's decision and we created the Mayor's Election Awareness Team to preserve the value of the vote in Paterson." The investigation began after postal workers discovered hundreds of mail-in ballots that were bundled together in a mailbox. According to a press release from the state, the following four individuals were charged in the case. Read more... Good to the last drop Did you know... 96% of people will knowingly consume extremely hot food or beverages (and risk burning their mouth), because they don't want to wait for it to cool.