Loading ...Praise Of Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Battalion Given Green Light By Facebook: Intercept
Facebook is now allowing its billions of users to praise a Ukrainian neo-Nazi military unit called the Azov Battalion, after the social media giant previously banned the group from free discussion under the company’s Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy, The Intercept‘s Sam Biddle reports.
According to Facebook materials I reviewed, you can now post “Azov movement volunteers are real heroes,” but you still can’t post “Goebbels, the Fuhrer and Azov, all are great models for national sacrifices and heroism”. When I say “temporarily,” I should have said “indefinitely”—there’s no expiration date for this policy change. FB spokesperson told me “For the time being”.
The Azov regiment is classified as a “Tier 1” dangerous organization under FB policy, alongside the likes of ISIS and the KKK. The group will still be barred from using FB to recruit.