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DAVID CICILLINE: There
have been, obviously,

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a number of very high-profile
acts of violence in the United

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States by white supremacists--

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the Tree of Life
synagogue in Pittsburgh,

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the Unite the Right
rally in Charlottesville,

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the Mother Emanuel
church in Charleston,

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and the Sikh Temple in
Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

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And so I thank the chairman
for convening this hearing

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and regret that there are some
on this panel who have tried

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to hijack this hearing and
desecrate the lives lost

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to the hate crimes and
violence of white supremacists

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by attempting to use
this as an opportunity

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to promote a political
position or a political party.

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And I think that is despicable
and deeply regrettable.

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Facebook announced on March
27th that it would ban white

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nationalist content
from its platforms,

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acknowledging that white
nationalism and separatism

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cannot be meaningfully
separated from white supremacy

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and organized hate groups.

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A few days later, on March
30th, Facebook publicly

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said that the video from Faith
Goldy entitled "Race Against

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Time," where she stated openly
that people of color and Jews

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are replacing white populations
and specifically urged viewers

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to help stop the white
race from vanishing,

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did not violate
Facebook's policies.

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A week later, as of
last Friday, the video

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remained on the
platform and was only

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formally removed yesterday.

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So my question is, why was
it not immediately removed?

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Facebook has said it will ban
Faith Goldy and other accounts,

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including from the
Aryan Strikeforce,

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but what specific proactive
steps is Facebook taking

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to identify other
leaders, like Faith Goldy,

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and preemptively remove
them from the platform?

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NEIL POTTS: Thank
you, Congressman.

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When we become aware of someone
that espouses hate and violence

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that has ties to these
ideologies, we do review them,

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and we will remove them, if we
can find those necessary links.

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I think that's the
case with Ms. Goldy.

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I believe she was removed
from the platform.

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There'll be no praise, support,
or representation of her

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on our platform going forward.

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And I believe that is
effective as of yesterday.

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