Violent overtones on social media in the face of Trump defeat
Threatening rhetoric shut down by site - once it is alerted to it
08 November 2020 - 00:36
Before Facebook shut down a rapidly growing "Stop the Steal" Facebook group on Thursday, the forum featured calls for members to ready their weapons should President Donald Trump lose his bid to remain in the White House...
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