Facebook will delete event pages for protests that defy state governments’ mandates regarding the coronavirus pandemic, the company said Monday.

Facebook spokesman Andy Stone told CNN that some of the protests sweeping the country calling for the reopening of the economy violate those states’ social distancing guidelines and will not be permitted on the site.

He said Facebook would take down posts created through the Facebook Events feature that promote events in California, New Jersey and Nebraska, but would not delete Facebook groups or individual posts.

Mr. Stone said Facebook is still working with state governments in Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York to determine its approach to protest events there.

“Unless government prohibits the event during this time, we allow it to be organized on Facebook,” Mr. Stone told CNN. “For this same reason, events that defy government’s guidance on social distancing aren’t allowed on Facebook.”

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