Why Facebook Plans to Overhaul Groups

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 8 a.m.

In 2019, Facebook redesigned its flagship product to center on Groups, a feature that created forums for like-minded users interested in certain topics. But now the company is clamping down on Groups in the U.S., after research found that they have become a vector for rabid partisanship and even calls for violence. Reporter Jeff Horwitz joins host Amanda Lewellyn to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices