Facebook notifies some users of exposure to ‘harmful extremist content’

Published July 1, 2021 9:01pm ET



Facebook is notifying some users it believes have been exposed to “hateful extremist” posts as a part of an effort to mitigate such content.

The function, developed as part of the company’s Redirect Initiative, was started this week and is only occurring for users in the United States at this time, a Facebook spokesperson told the Washington Examiner.

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