A few days before President-elect Joe Biden took office, Facebook announced on Friday that it was no longer allowing people to create new events near the White House, the United States Capitol or any capitol building until after Independence Day. Possession.
Facebook will also review all events related to the grand opening and remove those that violate the site’s policies, and block events created in the U.S. by accounts and pages based outside the U.S.
“We are monitoring for signs of violence or other threats in Washington, DC and in all 50 states,” said Facebook in a statement. “… as we did in the weeks after the presidential election, we are promoting accurate information about the election and violence on Capitol Hill, rather than content that our systems expect to be less accurate, delegitimize the election or portray the rebels as victims.”
Facebook also said it continues to stop political advertising and restricts some resources for users in the United States “who repeatedly violate policies”. Affected individuals will not be able to create live videos or create events, groups or pages.
Facebook made the announcement hours after CBS News found that the Department of Homeland Security said that domestic extremists pose the biggest threat to Joe Biden’s tenure next week.
DHS released an intelligence briefing saying that some extremists believe Biden will not be a legitimate president. DHS also warned that there may be incited violence against federal buildings, police and public officials.
Social media sites have increased content moderation since the January 6 deadly attack on Capitol Hill. Twitter has permanently banned the president and Amazon kicked Parler of your web hosting services for not moderating the content.
On Wednesday, Airbnb announced that all reservations in the Washington DC area next week have been canceled and no new reservations in the area will be allowed during that period. The decision, Airbnb said, is because of “several local, state and federal officials asking people not to travel to Washington, DC”. Opening.