Facebook is cracking down on content using the 'stop the steal' phrase behind false US
election claims as the firm's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, says she’s ‘glad’
Donald Trump was blocked.
Content supporting the movement will be removed from the platform, while posts containing the phrase to either condemn it or discuss the topic neutrally will be allowed to remain.
The policy change is the latest effort to target misinformation and the incitement of violence on
Facebook, after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building on WednesdayFacebook says Trump ban may be permanent