Facebook Ran Recruitment Ads for Militia Groups
▻https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/facebook-ran-recruitment-ads-militia-groups
For years, Facebook profited from militia group ads looking to attract new recruits. The messages reached tens of thousands of users. Facebook has allowed dangerous militia groups to run recruiting ads that reached tens of thousands of users and is still enabling such groups to organize on the platform, according to a Tech Transparency Project (TTP) investigation that highlights deep flaws in the company’s handling of domestic extremists. The investigation—which follows news of a thwarted (...)
