Boy does this sound familiar. Facebook allowed far-left group Shut Down DC to send protestors to the doorstep of politicians and even buy advertising to spread the word.
It’s one thing to give Big Tech companies the benefit of the doubt, knowing they can’t vet everything on their platforms. But Facebook allowed Shut Down DC to organize an event harassing U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at what is purportedly near his home address, and even buy advertisements for the event.
Shut Down DC organized an event via Facebook called “The People’s Filibuster,” proclaiming that protesters will “be right down the block from Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s house (and making plenty of expeditions over there) for 25 hours straight.” The event page shared the address allegedly near McConnell’s residence where activists coordinated to “filibuster” his home. Facebook’s rules forbid users from even “threatening to release an individual’s private phone number, residential address or email address.
