Why it took bloodshed in Charlottesville to get tech companies to take a firmer stand against hate groups

Why it took bloodshed in Charlottesville to get tech companies to take a firmer stand against hate groups

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https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/17/charlottesville-rally-reaction-by-tech-ceos-follows-ongoing-requests-to-ban-hate-groups.html

It took bloodshed in Charlottesville to get tech companies to do what civil rights groups have been calling for for years: take a firmer stand against accounts used to promote hate and violence.

In the wake of the deadly clash at a white-nationalist rally last weekend in Virginia, major companies such as Google, Facebook and PayPal are banishing a growing cadre of extremist groups and individuals for violating service terms.