Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans, says report

Facebook acknowledged that its policy enforcement “isn’t perfect” but said the report distorts its work against violent extremism and misinformation

The report says Facebook is failing to clamp down on extremist groups using its platform (AP/Thibault Camus, File)

A report says Facebook allowed groups to glorify violence during the 2020 US election and in the weeks leading to the deadly riots at the Capitol in January.

Avaaz, a non-profit advocacy group that says it seeks to protect democracies from misinformation, identified 267 pages and groups on Facebook that it says spread violence-glorifying material in the heat of the 2020 election to a combined following of 32 million users.