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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Facebook slow to act on posts celebrating Bondi beach massacre, anti-hate group says

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Facebook said it was in the process of removing some of the posts after being contacted by the Guardian, and said some had already been spotted and removed. Photograph: Michael Dwyer/AP

Facebook hosted terrorist propaganda that celebrated the murder of Jews and praised Islamic State, a leading anti-hate group has alleged.

The posts included celebrations of the Bondi beach massacre that the Community Security Trust says Facebook has been too slow to take down. The posts were still on Facebook on 16 December, two days after the attack, and received shares and likes.

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