One such action was in January when Facebook said it would remove all content that referenced the 'Stop the Steal' campaign, which had been peddling the unfounded claims that the election was stolen from Trump. It often indicates a user profile.īut that approach has gotten Facebook into hot water in the past, and within the past year - as a divisive presidential election loomed amid a devastating health crisis - online platforms including Facebook began taking unprecedented action to flag or remove posts that it found to be misleading, false, or dangerous. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.