"Many of us are pissed," wrote the "commander" of a Three Percenter militia in Kentucky in a post. "We need to have a location all patriots from all states can come to when the time comes," he continued. "Thoughts?" Other militia members replied, affirming their readiness. "It's time the enemy paid a price for their treason and crimes against humanity," one person responded.
Anti-government militia movements have been continuing to use Facebook to recruit, coordinate training, promote ballot box stake outs, and prepare for a civil war that many militants believe will break out after election day.
The brazen proliferation of paramilitary activity on the social media platform days before the election highlights Meta's lackadaisical approach to enforcing its own bans against groups it has labeled dangerous extremists.
Data shared exclusively with WIRED by the Tech Transparency Project shows that these groups have only continued to grow on Facebook, despite WIRED previously flagging this lapse in Meta's moderation.
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