Facebook blocked the account of a man suspected of making a bomb threat

Facebook blocked the account of a man suspected of making a bomb threat near the Capitol on Thursday, after he apparently livestreamed on the platform from his vehicle at the scene.

A Facebook spokesperson said that the company removed the video from the platform after it was found to violate Facebook’s dangerous organization policies.

“We are in contact with law enforcement and have removed the suspect’s videos and profile from Facebook and Instagram,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

“Our teams are working to identify, remove, and block any other instances of the suspect’s videos which do not condemn, neutrally discuss the incident or provide neutral news coverage of the issue.”

Video shared on social media showed the suspect talking about a “revolution” while holding a metal canister and demanding to speak with President Biden.