Report via The Independent -- Facebook has announced a ban white nationalism and white separatism from its platforms, in a major policy shift for the internet giant.
Any praise, support and representation of the far-right principles on Facebook and Instagram will be banned from next week.
“It’s clear that these concepts are deeply linked to organised hate groups and have no place on our services," Facebook said in a blog post announcing the policy change.
A ban on white supremacists was already in force, though nationalism and separatism had been allowed as they can be linked to patriotism and other concepts that can be important to people's identity.
Facebook said the policy change came after conversations with academics and other experts in race relations, who confirmed that white nationalism and white separatism cannot be meaningfully separated from white supremacy and organized hate groups.
Our own review of hate figures and organizations – as defined by our Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy – further revealed the overlap between white nationalism and separatism and white supremacy," Facebook wrote.
"Going forward, while people will still be able to demonstrate pride in their ethnic heritage, we will not tolerate praise or support for white nationalism and separatism."
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