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Facebook Bans U.K. Far-Right Group Once Retweeted by Trump

  • Pages of Britain First leaders removed from Facebook
  • Last week Facebook removed then reinstated Hungarian video

Facebook Inc. has tried to maintain a veneer of editorial independence, but recent moves in Europe point toward the social media giant becoming increasingly active in banning those who cross the line.

The social media platform Wednesday banned the Facebook page of ’Britain First’, the far-right fringe group U.S. President Donald Trump once retweeted to near universal condemnation.