Facebook has taken down the page of the far-right, anti-Islamic group Britain First, as well as the pages of the group's leaders Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen. 。
SEE ALSO:How to turn off Facebook's new face recognition features 。In a blog post, Facebook say they sent the administrators of the Britain First page a written warning about their persistent breach of community standards. Britain First continued to post content that violates these standards, and so Facebook removed the pages. 。
"We do not do this lightly," said Facebook in the announcement, "but they have repeatedly posted content designed to incite animosity and hatred against minority groups, which disqualifies the Pages from our service." 。
The 。 The。BBC。
By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 。
Thanks for signing up! 。
a photo of the group's leaders with the caption "Islamophobic and Proud"。
a caption comparing Muslim immigrants with animals。
multiple videos posted deliberately to incite hateful comments against Muslims 。
Golding and Fransen were both jailed earlier this month for hate-crimes against Muslims. 。
Some anti-muslim videos posted by Fransen were retweeted by President Trump back in November 2017. 。
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who recently called for social media companies to be more pro-active in tackling hate-speech on their platforms, welcomed the decision. 。
Tweet may have been deleted。"We are an open platform for all ideas and political speech goes to the heart of free expression," said Facebook. "But political views can and should be expressed without hate. People can express robust and controversial opinions without needing to denigrate others on the basis of who they are." 。
has reached out to Facebook for further comment.。
(责任编辑：知識)
Darth Vader is back. Why do we still care?Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for December 24ChatGPT essays and more: How teachers and schools are dealing with AI writingSpeaker of the House vote memes and jokes: Kevin McCarthy gets roasted online amid 6 failed votesWe asked linguists if Donald Trump speaks like that on purposeDonald Trump's tangled web of Russian influence
Donald Trump has had ties to Russia for decades, but they've thickened as his campaign for the White
...[详细]Twitter goes down for many after upgrade, Elon Musk says 'works for me'
On Wednesday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that Twitter should "feel faster" due to "significant backe
...[详细]John Deere won't rest until farmers are the new techies
John Deere — yep, the tractor company — drew accolades at CES 2022 with its fully autono
...[详细]This powerful cyclone and atmospheric river is about to hit California
The Golden State is about to get drenched.A major storm system, called a mid-latitude cyclone &mdash
...[详细]Tesla's rumored P100D could make Ludicrous mode even more Ludicrous
A Tesla Model S P100D begs the question: What's more Ludicrous than Ludicrous?Right now, the biggest
...[详细]The deep sea discoveries and sightings of 2022 are fascinating
An age of discovery is upon us.Big vessels, carrying robust robotic explorers and sometimes submersi
...[详细]John Deere won't rest until farmers are the new techies
John Deere — yep, the tractor company — drew accolades at CES 2022 with its fully autono
...[详细]This powerful cyclone and atmospheric river is about to hit California
The Golden State is about to get drenched.A major storm system, called a mid-latitude cyclone &mdash
...[详细]SINGAPORE -- Getting stuff done at the bank often involves having to waste part of your day standing
...[详细]Owners of new Android phones will have a much easier time getting out of emergencies later this year
...[详细]