The threats were made on the Yellow Vests Canada Facebook page, in the comments section of a post sharing a 2015 Globe and Mail article about the opening of a multicultural mosque in the Alberta city
. Some Facebook users called for the Markaz ul Islam mosque to be burned down and blown up, while another called for the mosque to “have a pig roast on opening day;” pork is forbidden in Islam.
“We do not tolerate harassment or credible threats of violence on Facebook and it’s our aim to prevent any potential real world harm that may be related to content on our platform," said Kevin Chan, Facebook Canada’s head of public policy."That’s why we remove content, disable accounts, and use a combination of technology, reports from our community and human review to enforce our policies.
Mr. Goodale says there is no reason to raise Canada’s national terrorism threat level in the wake of the the mosque shootings in New Zealand. He said the threat remains unchanged at “medium,” where it has been since October, 2014. Mr. Goodale said police were checking in with mosques across the country Friday to ensure their safety and security after the New Zealand attack.
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