Facebook mistakenly removed a Fallout 76 group by The Free States Militia, one of the most popular roleplaying entities. The group received no warning, and Facebook admitted it was a mistake and reinstated the group.
The Free States Militia creator noticed the removal when he could not log on to Facebook to check on a lore piece he had uploaded earlier. He even restarted his phone thinking it was an issue with the mobile app.
He tried contacting the other group members only to realize their names were unsearchable. When they all got in touch through PSN, it became clear that their group had been removed along with their personal accounts.
According to the group’s creator, Bobby, they had not received any warnings from Facebook or an explanation of why their group and accounts were removed. The group speculated that the reason for the ban was the name ‘militia’ in their name.
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