Facebook, the social networking website, has removed two online groups promoting Holocaust denial.
The development on Monday came despite spokesman Barry Schnitt suggesting last week that the website would only ban users viewing such groups in countries where Holocaust denial is a criminal offence, such as Israel and Germany.
Members of the two banned groups — titled “The Holocaust is a Holohoax” and “Based on Facts… There Was No Holocaust” — were using Facebook as “a forum to promote hate”, Schnitt said.
However, several other Holocaust-denial groups, including “Holocaust: A series of lies” and “Holocaust is a myth”, remain on the popular site. Schnitt added: “We are monitoring these groups and if the discussion among members degrades to the point of promoting hate or violence, despite whatever disclaimer the group description provides, we will take them down.”
