Facebook on Thursday banned a large group called “Stop the Steal,” claiming its members made calls for violence and sought to delegitimize the election process, while the group’s founder called the ban excessive and defended the group as giving “a voice to Americans who are concerned about the vote counting process.”
The group amassed around 365,000 members before Facebook took it down, with the company claiming the group’s online activity was having a worrying impact on real-world outcomes.
