Facebook Removed ‘Stop the Steal’ Group to Prevent ‘Violence or Civil Unrest’: Zuckerberg

Facebook Removed ‘Stop the Steal’ Group to Prevent ‘Violence or Civil Unrest’: Zuckerberg
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies virtually before the House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law in Washington on July 29, 2020. Mandel Ngan/Pool via Reuters
Bill Pan
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The Facebook group where supporters of President Donald Trump discussed allegations of voter fraud and organized rallies across the country was purged from the platform in an effort to prevent “violence or civil unrest,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.

Zuckerberg, alongside Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about their companies’ actions around the presidential election.