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Facebook shut down an anonymous group used by its Trump-supporting employees after people started harassing one another (FB)

Facebook shut down an anonymous online group for employees in late 2016 after it was increasingly used to talk about Donald Trump and other US presidential candidates.
While initially pitched in 2015 as a way for employees to voice their concerns, the nature of the group became more political around last year's election. A poster advertising the group on Facebook's campus ahead of the election read "Trump Supporters Welcome."
The group was abruptly shut down by Facebook in December 2016. CEO Ma
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