Facebook removed suspect profile after California shooting
Content celebrating leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) would be removed under the company’s standards
A Facebook profile established under an alias by Tashfeen Malik, one of the suspects in the California shooting, was removed by the company for violating its community standards, which prohibit praise or promotion of “acts of terror,” a spokesman said Friday.
Content celebrating leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) would be removed under the company’s standards, said a Facebook Inc spokesman, who asked not to be named.
He did not directly say ISIS comments were what triggered the removal on Thursday. He added that Facebook is cooperating with law enforcement on the matter.
Law enforcement sources have said that material on the Facebook page included praise of ISIS.
It was unclear how Facebook discovered the account and how the company linked it to Malik.
Also Read
-
California shooting suspect ‘radicalized’
Police said twelve pipe bomb-type devices had been found at the home of Syed Rizwan Farook, 28 World News -
California massacre shooter may be linked to ISIS: Sources
One of two people accused of killing 14 in California apparently pledged allegiance to a leader of ISIS World News -
California police hunt gunmen after shooting
The San Bernardino Police Department said on Twitter that it had ‘confirmed 1 to 3 possible suspects’ and multiple victims in the shooting News
