Facebook Outlines Evolving Efforts to Detect and Remove Hate Speech and Extremist Content
Facebook has provided a new update on its efforts to detect and remove hate speech from its network. Source link
extremist
Facebook says its automated systems remove a vast majority of extremist content- Technology News, Firstpost
The Associated PressSep 18, 2019 18:04:18 IST In the face of criticism that Facebook is not doing enough to combat extremist messaging, the company likes to say that its automated systems remove the vast majority of prohibited content glorifying the Islamic State group and al-Qaida before it’s reported. Facebook logo is reflected in glasses in
Australia to block internet domains that host extremist content during terror attacks
(Reuters) — Australia will block access to internet domains hosting terrorist material during crisis events and will consider legislation to force digital platforms to improve the safety of their services, officials said on Sunday. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who is in France to take part in the G7 leaders’ forum, said the government intended
Australia to block internet domains that host extremist content during terror attacks Read More »
Facebook Announces Bans of Well-Known Extremist Commentators
Facebook has announced that it's banning a range of well-known extremist commentators as part of its ongoing effort to rid its platform of hate speech. Source link
Facebook Announces Bans of Well-Known Extremist Commentators Read More »
YouTube removed more than 8M videos for violent & extremist content during Q4 2017
Bloomua / Shutterstock.com In its first-ever community guidelines enforcement report, YouTube says it removed 8,284,039 videos for violent or extremist content between October and December of 2017. Of the more than 8 million videos taken down, 6.7 million were initially flagged by a machine versus a human — and, according to YouTube, 76 percent of
YouTube removed more than 8M videos for violent & extremist content during Q4 2017 Read More »
YouTube ads found on extremist content channels, reigniting company’s brand safety issues
After spending more than a year convincing brands it was addressing its brand safety problems, YouTube is under fire again for showing ads alongside extremist content. An investigation by CNN discovered ads from multiple brands and government agencies showing up on YouTube channels dedicated to white nationalist, pro-Nazi and North Korean propaganda content. A number