Maybe nobody who is an HN reader, but plenty of people are surprised that organizations like boogaloo actually exist. And by targeting ads, the people who are surprised are the people who never see the ads.

"organizations like boogaloo" from my general experience they're no more an "organization" than Antifa? Just like minded people, on the internet who latched onto a name.

They're much less of an organization than Antifa, who has city chapters, training sessions, meetings, and recruitment.

at this point being surprised would be like touching exposed wires on a rainy day after escaping from an electric chair execution.

At this point, it's more about the extent to which Facebook is all in for the militant extreme right.

I thought Facebook was all in for the militant extreme left that controlled all social media. Which is it? Which conspiracy do I believe? Help me, Hacker News!

Facebook is behind all extremists, wake up, sheeple.

in recent days facebook has banned many boogaloo accounts and groups, it is true that facebook lets hate grow but the boogaloo boys are not it, far from it

I see this too in Facebook's moderation of groups. I've seen gayrights groups get shut down for a discussion of homophobia among lgbt people, meanwhile far right groups have posts like "so when are we going to put nword in camps?" and are uploading just outright full hardcore pornography and are fine.