Facebook's parent company Meta announced Thursday that they'd removed many accounts affiliated with a far-right extremist group.
The Associated Press reported that around 480 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages, and groups associated with the Proud Boys, which the social media company banned in 2018.
The company said this year they've removed about 750 accounts linked to the Proud Boys, the news outlet reported. Back in March, the Justice Department announced Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, was charged with conspiracy for his alleged role in planning the attack on the U.S. Capital on Jan. 6.
Tarrio and four other members of the group were federally charged with seditious conspiracy in June, the Associated Press reported.
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