Ukraine’s militaristic, far-right Azov movement and its various branches have used Facebook to promote its antidemocratic, ultranationalist messages and recruit new members since its inception at the start of the country’s war against Russia-backed separatists five years ago.
The American social-networking giant has also been an important platform for Azov’s global expansion and attempts to legitimize itself among likeminded American and European white nationalists.
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International, Internet, News, Social networks
