Politics

Facebook Removes Public Group Stop the Steal 2020 for ‘Delegitimization of the Election Process’

It tallied well over 300,000 members in just two days

Supporters of President Donald Trump do not appear ready to concede if the vote doesn't go their way olli0815/iStock

By David Cohen

November 5, 2020

The fight against election-related misinformation continued for Facebook Thursday, as the social network took down a public group, Stop the Steal 2020, that had attracted over 300,000 members in just two days.

David Cohen
@9Number9 david.cohen@adweek.com David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.
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