Facebook removes page for New Mexico Civil Guard, along with other paramilitary organizations — and anti-fascist groups

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• Facebook announced Wednesday that it was removing pages associated with paramilitary organizations, including the New Mexico Civil Guard.
• As Business Insider reported, the New Mexico Civil Guard is a right-wing vigilante group whose leaders include a neo-Confederate with a swastika tattoo and a self-styled "national anarchist" with a history of denying the Holocaust.
• The news comes after the New Mexico Civil Guard pulled out of a rally, featuring local elected Republicans, claiming offense at "blatantly racist" comments from other speakers.
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Facebook has removed the New Mexico Civil Guard and other paramilitary organizations from its social network, it announced Wednesday.

In an August 19 statement, Facebook said it was taking action against groups that "have celebrated violent acts, shown that they have weapons and suggest they will use them, or have individual followers with patterns of violent behavior."

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