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The Great Muta 22 10/31/18 10:50:20 AM #1:	https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-bans-proud-boys-accounts-groups-2018-10 Facebook is banning accounts and pages associated with the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group whose members assaulted protesters in New York City earlier in October. On Tuesday, Twitter users began reporting that Facebook was taking down groups and accounts (both public-facing and personal) linked to members of the organization, which has been involved in instances of political violence in the US. A Facebook representative confirmed to Business Insider that the company was banning the Proud Boys and its founder from both Facebook and Instagram, pointing to Facebook's rules against hate groups. The takedowns come after Proud Boys members fought with protesters after an event in New York on October 12. Members of the group reportedly shouted homophobic slurs as they beat and kicked protesters, and at least five Proud Boys have since been arrested. The move by Facebook will deprive the extremist organization of its primary channel for recruitment and publicity but it comes months after other tech firms took action against the group. The Proud Boys, which was founded by Gavin McInnes, better known as a cofounder of the media organization Vice, describes its members as "Western Chauvinists." The Southern Poverty Law Center, a watchdog organization, designates it as a hate group. One of the Proud Boys' initiation rites involves physical violence against left-wing antifascists. Jason Kessler, one of the organizers of the 2017 "Unite the Right" white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that resulted in the death of a protester, was reportedly once a member of the Proud Boys. "Our team continues to study trends in organized hate and hate speech and works with partners to better understand hate organizations as they evolve," a Facebook representative said in a statement. "We ban these organizations and individuals from our platforms and also remove all praise and support when we become aware of it. "We will continue to review content, Pages, and people that violate our policies, take action against hate speech and hate organizations to help keep our community safe." The Southern Poverty Law Center previously revealed how the organization used Facebook as a recruitment tool, setting up private groups for "vetting" prospective members. "While Twitter has received significant criticism for verifying Proud Boys accounts, it's Facebook that appears to provide the recruitment machinery for the group," it wrote. Some major Proud Boys groups were offline as of Tuesday evening, including one with 20,000 members, with Facebook showing users a "This page isn't available message" while others, including the page of McInnes, were still available. Facebook lagged behind its peers in removing the Proud Boys; Twitter banned the organization and its founder back in August, BuzzFeed News reported at the time. 20,000 members eh? But I thought these guys were just a "small group of fringe extremists who don't matter"? --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLH8skGXKw4 WHOOP WHOOP <cite>The Great Muta 22 posted [p:911515527] in Facebook a... [t:77152643]...</cite> <quote>https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-bans-proud-boys-accounts-groups-2018-10 <quote>Facebook is banning accounts and pages associated with the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group whose members assaulted protesters in New York City earlier in October. On Tuesday, Twitter users began reporting that Facebook was taking down groups and accounts (both public-facing and personal) linked to members of the organization, which has been involved in instances of political violence in the US. A Facebook representative confirmed to Business Insider that the company was banning the Proud Boys and its founder from both Facebook and Instagram, pointing to Facebook's rules against hate groups. The takedowns come after Proud Boys members fought with protesters after an event in New York on October 12. Members of the group reportedly shouted homophobic slurs as they beat and kicked protesters, and at least five Proud Boys have since been arrested. The move by Facebook will deprive the extremist organization of its primary channel for recruitment and publicity but it comes months after other tech firms took action against the group. The Proud Boys, which was founded by Gavin McInnes, better known as a cofounder of the media organization Vice, describes its members as "Western Chauvinists." The Southern Poverty Law Center, a watchdog organization, designates it as a hate group. One of the Proud Boys' initiation rites involves physical violence against left-wing antifascists. Jason Kessler, one of the organizers of the 2017 "Unite the Right" white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that resulted in the death of a protester, was reportedly once a member of the Proud Boys. "Our team continues to study trends in organized hate and hate speech and works with partners to better understand hate organizations as they evolve," a Facebook representative said in a statement. "We ban these organizations and individuals from our platforms and also remove all praise and support when we become aware of it. "We will continue to review content, Pages, and people that violate our policies, take action against hate speech and hate organizations to help keep our community safe." The Southern Poverty Law Center previously revealed how the organization used Facebook as a recruitment tool, setting up private groups for "vetting" prospective members. "While Twitter has received significant criticism for verifying Proud Boys accounts, it's Facebook that appears to provide the recruitment machinery for the group," it wrote. Some major Proud Boys groups were offline as of Tuesday evening, including one with 20,000 members, with Facebook showing users a "This page isn't available message" while others, including the page of McInnes, were still available. Facebook lagged behind its peers in removing the Proud Boys; Twitter banned the organization and its founder back in August, BuzzFeed News reported at the time.</quote> 20,000 members eh? But I thought these guys were just a "small group of fringe extremists who don't matter"?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 10/31/18 10:52:35 AM #2:	We have a couple of Proud Boys enthusiasts here on this very site who might be upset by this news. --- Everything has an end, except for the sausage. It has two. <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:911515656] in Facebook a... [t:77152643]...</cite> <quote>We have a couple of Proud Boys enthusiasts here on this very site who might be upset by this news.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 10/31/18 10:53:14 AM #3:	Womp womp --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:911515697] in Facebook a... [t:77152643]...</cite> <quote>Womp womp</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 10/31/18 10:53:36 AM #4:	God proud boys is such a cringy name, I guess it really fits them. --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://imgur.com/FKDXbHs <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:911515716] in Facebook a... [t:77152643]...</cite> <quote>God proud boys is such a cringy name, I guess it really fits them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 10/31/18 10:55:38 AM #5:	Were_Wyrm posted... God proud boys is such a cringy name, I guess it really fits them. I have no idea how someone could hear that name, and hear some of the initiation "rituals" (everyone jerks it into a cereal bowl and the new guy has to eat it, and you gotta get a Proud Boy tattoo) and think "wow this sounds totally not cringy and something I'd love to be apart of!" --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:911515829] in Facebook a... [t:77152643]...</cite> <quote><cite>Were_Wyrm posted...</cite> <quote>God proud boys is such a cringy name, I guess it really fits them.</quote> I have no idea how someone could hear that name, and hear some of the initiation "rituals" (everyone jerks it into a cereal bowl and the new guy has to eat it, and you gotta get a Proud Boy tattoo) and think "wow this sounds totally not cringy and something I'd love to be apart of!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
St0rmFury 10/31/18 10:56:24 AM #6:	Doom_Art posted... everyone jerks it into a cereal bowl and the new guy has to eat it What in the fuck --- "Average Joe" is a trolling term since it's completely an opinion. "Overachieving" is also an opinion. - SBAllen (Hellhole: 52458377) <cite>St0rmFury posted [p:911515869] in Facebook a... [t:77152643]...</cite> <quote><cite>Doom_Art posted...</cite> <quote>everyone jerks it into a cereal bowl and the new guy has to eat it</quote> What in the fuck</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Great Muta 22 10/31/18 11:15:02 AM #7:	St0rmFury posted... Doom_Art posted... everyone jerks it into a cereal bowl and the new guy has to eat it What in the fuck Yeah, I never heard THAT before. I mean, I referred to their whole punching while people named cereals as a circle jerk, but wasn't being literal about it lmao --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLH8skGXKw4 WHOOP WHOOP <cite>The Great Muta 22 posted [p:911516836] in Facebook a... [t:77152643]...</cite> <quote><cite>St0rmFury posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Doom_Art posted...</cite> <quote>everyone jerks it into a cereal bowl and the new guy has to eat it</quote> What in the fuck</quote> Yeah, I never heard THAT before. I mean, I referred to their whole punching while people named cereals as a circle jerk, but wasn't being literal about it lmao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FursonaNonGrata 10/31/18 11:16:02 AM #8:	Tight <cite>FursonaNonGrata posted [p:911516885] in Facebook a... [t:77152643]...</cite> <quote>Tight</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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