TTP Identifies Resurgence of Militias on Facebook 
This week, TTP worked with WIRED to help identify around 200 Facebook groups and profiles that were being used to spread violent, anti-government messaging associated with established militia movements, including the Three Percenters. TTP first called attention to this activity almost four years ago, when we documented how militia groups were using Facebook to recruit members and plan violent uprisings, partially in response to pandemic restrictions. Inevitably, many of these groups played a role in the violence of January 6, prompting Meta to announce that it was taking steps to identify additional militarized social movements. Now, working with journalist Tess Owen, TTP has revealed that Meta’s content moderation systems are still failing to identify and remove militia groups. 
 
In one case, the leader of the “Confederate States III%” militia used his Facebook profile to share an Instagram Reel, which included footage of Trump’s infamous January 6 speech. The Reel’s text reads: “It won’t be like the last time…We prefer ballots over bullets…But.” As of today, the Instagram account that posted the Reel is still active and has over 140,000 followers.