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Founder of Alice Springs crime page, Action for Alice, says his account has been suspended by Facebook

Darren Clark now wants to expand his platform to highlight crime issues in other parts of the country. (ABC Alice Springs: Xavier Martin)

The founder of a social media page highlighting crime and anti-social behaviour in Alice Springs says his Facebook account has been temporarily suspended, barring him from sharing content with his more than 60,000 followers. 

Darren Clark, a local business owner and the man behind Action for Alice 2020, claimed there were ongoing attempts to "shut down" his page, which has rapidly amassed thousands of new followers — both locally and from afar — as crime and alcohol-fuelled violence in the outback town makes national media headlines.

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