March by English Defence League

AFP – Social media giant Facebook on Thursday banned various far-right British groups including the English Defence League from its network for promoting hate and violence.

Other groups kicked off both Facebook or Instagram include Knights Templar International, Britain First, the British National Party (BNP) and the National Front.

The tech titan banned the groups for contravening its policy forbidding “terrorist activity, organised hate, mass or serial murder, human trafficking or organised violence or criminal activity”.

“Individuals and organisations who spread hate, or attack or call for the exclusion of others on the basis of who they are, have no place on Facebook,” a spokeswoman for Facebook said.

“We ban those who proclaim a violent or hateful mission or are engaged in acts of hate or violence.

“Posts and other content which expresses praise or support for these figures and groups will also be banned.”

Former BNP leader Nick Griffin and Britain First leaders Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen have also been banned in the crackdown.

Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
You May Also Like

Facebook’s fact-checking programme extends to Singapore in collaboration with AFP

Facebook users in Singapore will now be among some 2.38 billion users…

Over 100mil devices at risk from NAME:WRECK DNS bugs, CSA advise firms to patch systems immediately

The Cyber Security Agency’s (CSA) Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team (SingCert) has…

Singapore remains among world’s top 10 online threat sources, according to Kaspersky

A recent global report from Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) has found that…