Facebook closes Italian neo-fascist party's account

CasaPound had almost 240,000 followers and has also been kicked off Instagram

Facebook and Instagram have closed the official accounts of the Italian neo-fascist party CasaPound and the profiles of dozens of far-right activists.

The party had almost 240,000 followers on Facebook. "This is an unprecedented attack. We are disgusted," said CasaPound's president, Gianluca Iannone. "We will file an urgent class-action lawsuit against an act of disgraceful prevarication."