Stone's own Facebook and Instagram accounts were also banned. Facebook said these accounts were most active from 2015 to 2017 and most have been dormant since. It's the third time in recent months that Facebook has announced the removal of accounts and pages linked to the group. Civil rights auditAlso on Wednesday, a two-year audit of Facebook's civil rights record found "serious setbacks" that have marred the social network's progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias. "What we get is recommendations that they end up not implementing," said Rashad Robinson, the executive director of Color for Change, one of several civil rights non-profits leading an organized boycott of Facebook advertising.

Source: CBC News July 08, 2020 19:31 UTC