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As everything else on Facebook has followed the path from pages to private groups, fringe figures like Alex Jones have, too. Making it harder for Facebook to actually know what's going on. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/03/technology/facebook-private-groups-alex-jones.html …
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"Several private Facebook groups devoted to QAnon, a sprawling pro-Trump conspiracy theory, have thousands of members" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/03/technology/facebook-private-groups-alex-jones.html …
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"Regional chapters of the Proud Boys, a right-wing nationalist group that Twitter suspended last month for its “violent extremist” nature, maintain private Facebook groups, which they use to vet new members." https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/03/technology/facebook-private-groups-alex-jones.html …
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'And anti-vaccination groups have thrived on Facebook, in part because they are sometimes recommended to users by the site’s search results and “suggested groups” feature.' https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/03/technology/facebook-private-groups-alex-jones.html …
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