Facebook Bans Holocaust-Denying Content

After years of criticism over its policies, Facebook rules now explicitly ban content that denies or distorts the truth about the Holocaust.

The company’s decision—the latest in a slew of new policies aimed at cracking down misinformation from its feeds—comes amid a “rise in anti-Semitism globally,” and an “alarming level of ignorance about the Holocaust, especially among young people,” Facebook vp of content policy Monika Bickert said.

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