- In August 2020, Facebook cracked down on extremist organizations on the platform.
- Facebook deleted the account of the New Mexico National Guard, a militia organization.
- Prosecutors have asked Facebook to hand over this information to find out the identity of the members.
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Prosecutors said that Facebook closed the account of a New Mexico militia group during its crackdown on extremist groups and deleted key evidence. Washington post Report.
August 2020, Facebook Announce The New Mexico National Guard was removed from the platform.
Charles Davis of Business Insider Reported before The leaders of the right-wing security organization include “a neo-Confederate with a Nazi symbol and a self-styled’national anarchist’ with a history of denial of the Holocaust.”
The Post reported that in June 2020, a group of men in military uniforms and camouflage confronted a crowd protesting against the statue of the Spanish conqueror in Albuquerque, when a protester was shot and killed.
The media reported that although the alleged gunman was not a member of the militia, prosecutors accused the New Mexico National Guard of violent activities.
On Monday, Benalillo County District Attorney Raul Torrez filed a petition in California, where the social media network is located, asking the judge to force Facebook to hand over information about accounts created by the militia.
Torres said at a meeting that prosecutors need information that can help them identify members of the organization. Press conference on Monday.
“Facebook requires Congress and the American people to believe that it will regulate the extremist content on its platform, but refuses to hand over the basic account information of identified extremist groups that use the same platform to recruit, organize, and guide their members to engage in illegal activities. Activities, “He’s in a statement.
According to the “Washington Post” report, Facebook said that since they deleted these accounts, they did not have this information, but did not sign an affidavit stating that they could not retrieve this information.
Torrez said on Monday: “We found it hard to believe that a trillion-dollar company would delete this information and be unable to retrieve it.”
At the press conference, Torrez said that if Facebook does delete all information about the extremist group, then “the question of how Facebook intends to prevent members of this extremist group from opening new accounts in the future will be solved.”
Facebook did not respond to Insider’s request for comment at the time of its release, but Facebook’s director of policy communications Andy Stone told the Washington Post that if prosecutors make a timely request, the company has a way to allow prosecutors to obtain information.
“We will retain account information as required by law enforcement agencies and will provide this information in accordance with applicable laws and our terms when we receive effective legal proceedings,” Stone said. “When we save data, we will keep it for a period of time, which can be extended as required by law enforcement agencies.”
