Facebook blocks new events near key locations before U.S. inauguration

FILE PHOTO: The Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said in a blog post on Friday it was blocking the creation of any new Facebook events happening in close proximity to locations including the White House and the U.S. Capitol building, as well as state capitol buildings, through Inauguration Day.

Reporting by Elizabeth Culliford; Editing by Chris Reese

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