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The Rise of Extremist Content in Facebook Groups
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A Facebook presentation in 2016 revealed that more than one third of large German political groups on the platform contained extremist content. Facebook groups were launched in 2010, allowing people to create private communities to discuss anything, including extremist views, and the platform was swamped with racist, conspiracy-minded, and pro-Russian content.

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