Facebook hits the brakes on groups

But only after employees' fears are confirmed. PLUS: Facebook's new take on human rights; and Substack finds its footing

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Yesterday we talked about how creating an army of successful independent publishers on Facebook could benefit the company’s push to make groups the center of discussions in the News Feed. Today let’s talk about the darker side of groups, and the company’s latest push to clean them up.

In September, using audio I had obtained f…