The Inquisitr - Tech

A recent report from The Guardian says that Facebook have started to permanently ban a number of U.K. far right groups and leaders, which came into effect on Thursday. Organizations which have been banned include the British National Party (BNP), Britain First and the extremist group the English Defense League (EDL), which was co-founded by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson.

The article states that alongside organizations which promote “hate speech”, content posted online which shows support for such groups will also be removed by the site.

Robinson – who’s real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – was banned by Facebook in February in a series of attempts by the social networking site to crackdown on “hate organizations”. In March, the site reversed a policy that allowed “white nationalist” groups on the site. The policy initially stated that they could post content provided it didn’t promote “white supremacy.”

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