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Fb to Ban Hyperlinks to 4chan and 8chan Amid 'Extremism' Crackdown | Breitbart

Fb has promised the Space Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism that it'll ban positive hyperlinks to message forums 4chan and 8chan, amid a shakeup of its laws round "hate and extremism."
Facebook has promised the House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism that it will ban certain links to message boards 4chan and 8chan, amid a shakeup of its rules around "hate and extremism."

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