Each of the individuals and organizations have expressed white nationalist sentiments, which as BuzzFeed points out, violate Facebook's policy on dangerous individuals and organizations. These groups have elicited the most public outcry, but Evan Balgord, executive director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, told BuzzFeed, they're just the tip of the iceberg, and there are multiple other groups Balgord believes are violating Facebook's policies.

Of course, this follows on the heels of Australia's new laws that hold social media companies responsible for any violent or inciting content they host. The UK is looking to take a similar approach, and hate-sweeping bans like this one might soon become a regular occurrence.