Facebook to start cracking down on groups for breaking its rules 

The social media giant has said that it would limit the reach of groups that contain potentially harmful content.

Facebook has now announced a new set of rules for its groups to keep harmful content at bay. The social media giant has said that it would limit the reach of groups that contain potentially harmful content. Facebook will take the groups down if it reportedly breaks the rules set by the platform. The company will also take action against the group members who repeatedly break rules on its platform. Facebook also said in a blog post that it would stop recommending potentially harmful groups to people. The company also said that the groups and members that violate the rules will also have a limited reach on the platform. “We know we have a greater responsibility when we are amplifying or recommending content. As we work to make sure that potentially harmful groups aren’t recommended to people, we try to be careful not to penalize high-quality groups on similar topics. The tension we navigate isn’t between our business interests and removing low-quality groups — it’s about taking action on potentially harmful groups while still ensuring that community leaders can grow their groups that follow the rules and bring people value. We try to balance this carefully in our recommendations guidelines,” Tom Alison, VP of Engineering, Facebook said in a blog.