Not only has Atalante Quebec just been designated as a dangerous organization and banned from Meta platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp), the social media giant also bans the representation of affiliates of these entities, which includes pages and groups related to them.
In his statement, the spokesperson for Meta wrote: “In an effort to prevent and limit real-world damage, we do not allow organizations or individuals who claim a violent mission or who are engaged in violence to be present on Meta technologies. We have removed the Atalanta group from our platforms due to its affiliation with hate groups and other designated organizations as well as the appropriation of their symbols, such as the use of Nazi symbols and salutes ”.
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If Atalante Quebec’s account had been blocked on Facebook since August, the group with fascist demands is now designated as a dangerous organization.
This means that content, links, images and other information that praises, supports or depicts them are also prohibited.
We can read here the dangerous people and organisms policy de Meta.
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The activities of the extreme right in the province have seen a sharp increase in recent years, in particular thanks to social networks, which have allowed radicalized individuals but scattered around the territory to meet and communicate with each other.
A rise that CEFIR (Center of Expertise and Training on Religious Fundamentalism, Political Ideologies and Radicalization) has estimated at 521 extreme right-wing events over the past 10 years.
Facebook, now Meta, has equipped itself with the means to reduce the number of dangerous individuals (let’s think of Trump!), To fight evil organizations, like the QAnon movement, or even groups and people indulging in hate propaganda. , including Faith Goldy, Kevin Goudreau, Canadian Nationalist Front, Aryan Strikeforce, Wolves of Odin and Soldiers of Odin (Canadian Infidels), all excluded.
The fact remains that the group still has a long way to go to clean its platforms.
Recently, Mme Frances Haugen, Facebook whistleblower, revealed that the group had issues “over-amplifying” problematic content that fuels disinformation and the spread of hate speech.
