JBC News
  • Login
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Reel
  • World

    European Super League: Premier League’s ‘big six’ agree to join new league

    China and US pledge climate change commitment

    Biden backtracks on keeping Trump cap on refugees

    Indianapolis mass shooting: Eight dead at FedEx facility

    Louisiana ship capsize: Search for survivors from 'lift' vessel

    Daunte Wright shooting: Police resignations fail to ease unrest over death

    Taiwan: 'Record number' of China jets enter airspace

    Iran 'to take revenge' for attack on Natanz nuclear site

    Covid-19: India vaccination crosses 100 million doses

  • Worklife
  • Travel
  • More
    • Future
    • Culture
    • Music
16 °c
London
8 ° Tue
7 ° Wed
8 ° Thu
7 ° Fri
No Result
View All Result

Welcome to JBC.com

Monday, April 19, 2021
JBC News
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Reel
  • World

    European Super League: Premier League’s ‘big six’ agree to join new league

    China and US pledge climate change commitment

    Biden backtracks on keeping Trump cap on refugees

    Indianapolis mass shooting: Eight dead at FedEx facility

    Louisiana ship capsize: Search for survivors from 'lift' vessel

    Daunte Wright shooting: Police resignations fail to ease unrest over death

    Taiwan: 'Record number' of China jets enter airspace

    Iran 'to take revenge' for attack on Natanz nuclear site

    Covid-19: India vaccination crosses 100 million doses

  • Worklife
  • Travel
  • More
    • Future
    • Culture
    • Music
No Result
View All Result
JBC News
No Result
View All Result
Home Technology

Facebook bans ‘violent’ Boogaloo-linked network

July 1, 2020
in Technology
3 min read
307 16
0
351
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


Image copyright
Getty Images

Image caption

Boogaloo followers are fixated on firearms and preparing for another US civil war

Facebook says it has removed and banned hundreds of accounts to disrupt a “violent, anti-government” US network.

It said the network was loosely linked to the broader far-right Boogaloo Bois movement but was distinct because it actively sought to commit violence.

Boogaloo Bois is a loose association advocating overthrow of the government and is committed to gun ownership.

The move comes as Facebook faces a boycott from advertisers over hate speech on the platform.

Major companies including Ford, Adidas, Coca-Cola and Starbucks have pulled advertising from Facebook, urged on by campaigners who say the social media firm doesn’t do enough to remove racist and other hateful content.

On Tuesday, Facebook said it was disrupting the “dangerous” network on its platform.

“It is actively promoting violence against civilians, law enforcement and government officials and institutions,” a statement said.

“Members of this network seek to recruit others within the broader Boogaloo movement, sharing the same content online and adopting the same offline appearance as others in the movement to do so.”

The Boogaloo Bois movement shares followers with some neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups, as well as libertarians and anarchists.

Facebook removed 220 accounts on its namesake platform and another 95 accounts from Instagram, as well as 28 pages and 106 groups that “currently comprise the network”.

“We have also removed over 400 additional groups and over 100 other pages for violating our Dangerous Individuals and Organisations policy,” it said.

  • Who are Boogaloo Bois, antifa and Proud Boys?
  • US Air Force sergeant charged in ‘Boogaloo’ murder

It added that the removal of the accounts was “the latest step in our commitment to ban people who proclaim a violent mission from using our platform”.

The social media site said it had been closely following the Boogaloo movement since 2019.

How members have responded

By Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC Monitoring

Related posts

Mars helicopter first flight: Nasa to test Ingenuity

April 18, 2021

Facebook Oversight Board delays decision about Trump's possible return

April 17, 2021

Although major Boogaloo Bois pages and groups with tens of thousands of members have vanished overnight, a few smaller ones are still up as Facebook says it will differentiate between the wider online community of Boogaloo supporters and those who identify as members of the Boogaloo Bois group.

A number of groups and pages anticipated the takedown a couple of weeks ago and removed any reference to the term Boogaloo from their names. The move seems to have worked for a few of them, but not all.

The administrators of a number of smaller pages that survived the cull have already told their followers to set up new pages and groups.

Overall, this is clearly a huge hit to those active in Boogaloo Bois groups. Relatively small on 4chan in its early days, it was the movement’s presence on Facebook that helped it rapidly expand and attract thousands of new members.

TikTok and Discord have also moved to remove accounts linked to the group from their platforms in recent days.

Members of these groups may well now simply move the conversation to the hundreds of existing firearm-themed pages and groups on Facebook, or try to relocate to smaller, less mainstream platforms such as Parler and Telegram.

The Boogaloo Bois is loose and leaderless. Followers generally sign up to two fundamental beliefs – a desire for an armed overthrow of the government, and an unwavering commitment to gun ownership.

It began as a relatively small movement on 4chan, an imageboard website allowing anonymous posts on controversial topics which has been linked to the rise of the alt-right. However, over the years the Boogaloo Bois has grown considerably in size.

Last month, a US Air Force sergeant with links to the movement was charged with the murder of a federal security officer during a Black Lives Matter protest. He was also charged with the murder of another officer eight days later.

Armed members dressed in Hawaiian shirts and military fatigues have been seen attending Black Lives Matter rallies, claiming they were there to “protect the protesters from police”. But analysts say they are increasingly capitalising on the protests to attack the authorities.

US Attorney General William Barr last week formed a Justice Department task force to counter violent anti-government extremists including the Boogaloo movement.



Source link

Previous Post

Artist Samuel Thomas on slowing down thanks to lockdown

Next Post

Coronavirus: UK firms slash more than 12,000 jobs in two days

Next Post

Coronavirus: UK firms slash more than 12,000 jobs in two days

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

RECOMMENDED NEWS

Newcastle United 2-1 Everton: Callum Wilson’s double sees Magpies to victory

6 months ago

Premiership semi-final: Exeter Chiefs 35-6 Bath – Exeter keep double hopes alive

6 months ago

Shopify: The tech giant you may have never heard of

9 months ago

Coronavirus: How can we make post-pandemic cities smarter?

9 months ago

FOLLOW US

  • 85 Followers
  • 26.5k Followers
  • 113k Subscribers

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Business
  • Have your say
  • In Pictures
  • Politics
  • Reel
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Top News
  • World

Top Stories

  • Coronavirus: One week in one hospital

    351 shares
    Share 140 Tweet 88
  • Coronavirus: Jeers for Hancock testing plan

    353 shares
    Share 141 Tweet 88
  • TikTok founder defends potential Microsoft sale

    351 shares
    Share 140 Tweet 88
  • China and US pledge climate change commitment

    351 shares
    Share 140 Tweet 88

Features

Politics

Starmer told to leave Bath pub over Covid lockdown policies

by admin
April 19, 2021
0

The Labour leader is told he has "failed this country" for not opposing government lockdown policies.Sir Keir Starmer was...

Read more

Fishmongers' Hall inquest: Witness thought terrorist Usman Khan was 'play-fighting'

April 19, 2021

European Super League: Premier League’s ‘big six’ agree to join new league

April 19, 2021

European Super League: Premier League’s ‘big six’ agree to join new league

April 19, 2021

Reopening: Prime minister 'must stick' to indoor dining dates

April 18, 2021

Recent News

  • Starmer told to leave Bath pub over Covid lockdown policies
  • Fishmongers' Hall inquest: Witness thought terrorist Usman Khan was 'play-fighting'
  • European Super League: Premier League’s ‘big six’ agree to join new league
JBC News

Breaking news, sport, TV, radio and a whole lot more.
The JBC informs, educates and entertains - wherever you are, whatever your age.

Follow us on social media:

Category

  • Business
  • Have your say
  • In Pictures
  • Politics
  • Reel
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Top News
  • World
  •  Staged stars  DavidTennant and  MichaelSheen as two actors forced to take their West End rehearsals online        Continues 10 45pm on  BBCOne  plus all episodes availble now on  bbciplayer    BBCOne  BBCiPlayer  BBC  Comedy  BBCComedy  Drama
  • Joe Wicks   thebodycoach  has become  the nation s PE teacher  during lockdwn  keeping families fit during strange times with his daily live streams of  PE with Joe          Listen to his Desert Island Discs episode with  laurenlaverne on  bbcsounds         Via  bbcradio2                          JoeWicks  TheBodyCoach  BBCRadio4  DesertIslandDiscs  DID  LaurenLaverne   BBCSounds  BBC  PEWithJoe
  • Just some of the incredible memories from decades of  Glastonbury sets     what   s been your favourite moment from Worthy Farm   Relive them all with The Glastonbury Experience  June 25th-29th  at bbc co uk glastonbury     wellies optional        Glastonbury2020
  • Now that s an angry bird                    Via  bbcscotnews      Stephen Kennedy                              BBCScotland  Scotland  Scottish  BlueTit  Birds  Nature  AngryBird  FunnyAnimals  Photography  PictureOfTheDay  PicOfTheDay  BBCScotlandPics  BBCScotlandNews  BBCNews  BBC  Bird  BirdsOfInstagram  AngryBirds  Angry  Fluffy  Queensferry  SouthQueensferry  Ornithology  Birdwatcher  BirdLover  Birdwatching  BirdPhotography  BirdwatchersOfInstagram  BlueTits  Fledgling
  •     Ambulance   Streaming Now    BBCiPlayer   Via  bbciplayer    BBCOne  BBCiPlayer  Paramedic  Paramedics  NHS
  •  TheSalisburyPoisonings concludes at 9pm on  bbcone   All episodes streaming now on  bbciplayer      bbc in 37wAgUv   BBCOne  BBCiPlayer  BBC  Drama  BBCDrama  Salisbury
  • An intricately woven  suspenseful tale of love  murder  magic and revenge set in New Zealand at the height of the 1860s gold rush   The Luminaries  Starts Sunday  9pm  BBC One  with all episodes streaming on  BBCiPlayer immediately afterwards    TheLuminaries  Luminares  BBC  BBCOne  BBCiPlayer
  • Don   t swipe if you   re squeamish - the  phobia challenge  creations on  GlowUp are  in the nicest possible way  disturbing                    Catch  glowupbbc on  bbciplayer                   Via  bbcthree                                            StaceyDooley  MakeUp  MakeUpArtist  MakeUpArtists  MUA  MUAs  GlowUps  MakeUpTips  MakeUpTricks  AmazingMakeIp  MakeUpTutorial  BBCThree  BBCiPlayer  BBC  Phobia  Creepy  Horror  CreepyMakeUp  HorrorMakeUp
  • Really never thought we d see a beautiful picture of a pigeon                       Despite their reputation  pigeons are remarkably smart birds  They form cooperative family units and have the ability to find their way home from hundreds of miles away                       Via  bbcearth        4elementphotos                                   BBCEarth  Bird  Pigeon  BirdsOfInstagram  Ornithology  BeautifulBirds  BirdWatching  Wildlife  WildlifePhotography  NaturePhotography  AmazingAnimals  Nature  NatureLovers  Earth  EarthLovers  PlanetEarth  Pigeons  PigeonsOfInstagram  BBC

Recent News

Starmer told to leave Bath pub over Covid lockdown policies

April 19, 2021

Fishmongers' Hall inquest: Witness thought terrorist Usman Khan was 'play-fighting'

April 19, 2021
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Reel
  • World
  • Worklife
  • Travel
  • More

© 2020 JBC - BBC Clone JOOJ.us.

  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Reel
  • Travel
  • WorkLife
  • Future
  • World
  • Technology
  • Login

© 2020 JBC - BBC Clone JOOJ.us.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In