Facebook touts fighting abuse during US Capitol attack

Facebook on Thursday said it had tackled abuse on its network surrounding the deadly attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump.

The social network, which has been criticized for allowing some users to orchestrate violence that played out on January 6, also said it fed information to law enforcement agencies during the insurrection.

“We were monitoring the assault in real time and made appropriate referrals to law enforcement to assist their efforts to bring those responsible to account,” Facebook vice president of content policy Monika Bickert said during a call with reporters.