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Over 100 far-right militias are coordinating on Facebook
Despite bans on militias, Facebook continues to struggle with content moderation.
by Tess Owen, wired.com - May 3, 2024 8:40am EST
https://universeodon.com/@JenLucPiquant/112377974295062393
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Join Your Local Militia or III% Patriot Group, a post urged the more than 650 members of a Facebook group called the Free American Army. Accompanied by the logo for the Three Percenters militia network and an image of a man in tactical gear holding a long rifle, the post continues: Now more than ever. Support the American militia page.
Other content and messaging in the group is similar. And despite the fact that Facebook bans paramilitary organizing and deemed the Three Percenters an armed militia group" on its 2021 Dangerous Individuals and Organizations List, the post and group remained up until WIRED contacted Meta for comment about its existence.
Free American Army is just one of around 200 similar Facebook groups and profiles, most of which are still live, that anti-government and far-right extremists are using to coordinate local militia activity around the country.
After lying low for several years in the aftermath of the US Capitol riot on January 6, militia extremists have been quietly reorganizing, ramping up recruitment and rhetoric on Facebookwith apparently little concern that Meta will enforce its ban against them, according to new research by the Tech Transparency Project, shared exclusively with WIRED.
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Traildogbob
(8,997 posts)Garland is all over it.
The Wizard
(12,577 posts)be monitoring their movements from FB posts.
revmclaren
(2,596 posts)Probably agents undercover and/or snitches giving them info from inside.
I'm sure homeland security is watching closely as well.
paleotn
(18,081 posts)nakocal
(566 posts)They do not care about the content as long as the group acts polite while they try to destroy the USA.
RockRaven
(15,245 posts)that with a small tweak to the algorithm FB will be able to increase engagement and get that number up into the four figures in no time.
IcyPeas
(22,015 posts)The mad dog Noem should Put Down in the gravel pit. Why the hell is he allowed assault rifles? Oh, they are a right bestowed by God. Life is not then, right?
Why all the fuss about abortion?
Fla Dem
(24,103 posts)I'm sure they do and are preparing for any type of insurrection on election day or inauguration day.
100 insurrection groups, even with 100 members each is 10,000. A group that big could cause a lot of havoc and destruction on our Nation's Capitol.
I have no doubt they're getting outside support from foreign agitators.
Angleae
(4,522 posts)Otherwise, the FBI would have to search for them again. Of course if the FBI isn't monitoring them, they're friggin morons.