Facebook Says It Will Remove Posts Naming Impeachment Whistleblower

Facebook Says It Will Remove Posts Naming Impeachment Whistleblower
The logos of mobile apps Facebook and Google on a tablet in Lille, France, on Oct. 1, 2019. Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images
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Facebook said on Friday that it will remove content that purports to name the individual who made a whistleblower complaint that led to the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

In a statement to several news outlets and reporters, Facebook said that “any mention of the potential whistleblower’s name violates our coordinating harm policy, which prohibits content ‘outing of witness, informant, or activist.’”
Jack Phillips
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