The social media company said in October that it was temporarily halting recommendations of political groups for US users in the run-up to the presidential election. He called Facebook's groups "breeding groups for hate" and noted they had been venues of planning for the Jan 6 riot at the US Capitol. Facebook groups are communities that form around shared interests. They have argued that some Facebook Groups have been used as spaces to spread misinformation and organise extremist activity. Zuckerberg also said that Facebook was considering steps to reduce the amount of political content in users' news feeds.

Source: bd News24 January 28, 2021 00:00 UTC