Both Reddit and Facebook confirmed they were actively banning groups and pages linked to far-right extremists.įollowing an anti-hate campaign by the AgainstHateSubreddits community, a Reddit spokesperson told Cnet: “We are very clear in our site terms of service that posting content that incites violence will get users banned from Reddit.”įacebook said that it had removed the Charlottesville Unite the Right event page and that it was actively removing all links to a Daily Stormer post attacking Heather Heyer, the woman who died in the Charlottesville violence. Social media companies – which have previously come under fire for not doing enough to stop the spread of hate speech – also took action against neo-Nazis on Tuesday. Its operation may be short-lived, as other sites forced on to the dark web have found it difficult to stay operational under attack from hacking groups. The Daily Stormer’s retreat to the dark web – a series of websites only accessible through the anonymous browsing tool Tor and not indexed by search engines – runs contrary to its stated aims of “educating the masses”. Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images Facebook said it was actively removing all links to a Daily Stormer post attacking Heather Heyer, the woman who died in the Charlottesville violence.
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