Facebook shuts down '***ist' group 'Bloke's Advice' after violence against women clai
 

Facebook shuts down '***ist' group 'Bloke's Advice' after violence against women claims
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A controversial Facebook community group 'Bloke's Advice' has been shut down following mounting pressure from the Australian community.*

The 200,000-strong group's members were invited to share stories, anecdotes and jovial conversation — the sticking point being that some stories and anecdotes were seen to incite violence toward women, made light of domestic abuse and encouraged assault.

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The invite-only group page garnered national attention after an organisation called The Red Heart Campaign started a petition via change.org for its removal. Campaign spokesperson Sherele Moody told Mashable Australia that their Facebook page received an intense level of vitriol and abuse after the petition launched.* Read more...

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