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In court documents about the pro-Trump riots at the Capitol, Facebook is cited far more than any other social network

Ben Gilbert   

In court documents about the pro-Trump riots at the Capitol, Facebook is cited far more than any other social network
  • Court documents related to the Capitol riots on January 6 mention Facebook more than any other social-media site.
  • A George Washington University group is cataloging court documents about those arrested in connection with the riots.
  • Reviewing the documents, Forbes found Facebook referenced far more than YouTube and far-right platform Parler.

Facebook is the most widely-referenced social media network in court documents about 223 people arrested in connection with the attempted insurrection on January 6, according to a review of the documents by $4.

References in the documents, which are being $4 on an ongoing basis, include posts, messages, and livestreamed videos, according to Forbes. Facebook is far more widely referenced than other networks, including Parler, the far-right social media platform that was $4 in the wake of the riots, Forbes reported.

In those documents, Facebook is referenced more than 70 times, Forbes reported Sunday. By comparison, Instagram and YouTube are referenced only a few dozen times at most, while Parler only shows up eight times, Forbes reported.

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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has said that the social media service wasn't responsible for helping people organize ahead of the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rally in Washington D.C.

"I think these events were largely organized on platforms that don't have our abilities to stop hate, and don't have our standards, and don't have our transparency," $4.

Parler was pulled from Apple's App Store after users $4.

Five people died during the storming of Congress, $4, and dozens more were injured.

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