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Key Facts: Facebook and Instagram announced on Wednesday that they would extend a ban on content that promotes “praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism.” Though white supremacists were barred from using the social media platform, Facebook said the new restrictions did not apply to previous views of white nationalism tied to...