Nuked Facebook is limiting the spread of pages and groups linked with the word’Boogaloo’. The term is an Internet slang term used in some far-right extremist circles to refer to the idea of an impending second American Civil war. The Boogaloo term has more recently evolved into a disjointed anti-government movement with various and at times conflicting views.
Facebook says it will no longer recommend Boogaloo pages and groups to users and is demoting them in search results. The change was made on June 2nd. On May 1st, Facebook updated its violence and incitement policy to ban Boogaloo and similar terms when used with images or statements depicting armed violence.
The FBI arrested three men in Nevada on terrorism-related charges for plotting to incite violence at an anti-police protest in Las Vegas. More and more self-described Boogaloo members are using protests against racism and police brutality as cover to promote anti-government demonstrations.
April 22 tech transparency project report found 125 Facebook groups with more than 72,000 members combined. More than 60 percent of the groups were created in the three months before the report was published.
‘Boogaloo members discussed tactical strategies, combat medicine, and various types of weapons,’ the report said. Members discussed how to develop explosives and the merits of using flame throwers.
