US EditionRise in 'Harmful Content' Since Meta Policy Rollbacks: Survey
- Harmful content, including hate speech, has surged across Meta's platforms since the company ended third-party fact-checking and eased moderation policies, according to a survey conducted on approximately 7,000 active users.
- Ninety-Two percent of surveyed users expressed concern about increased harmful content and felt 'less protected from being exposed to or targeted by' such material on Meta's platforms.
- Seventy-Seven percent of respondents described feeling 'less safe' expressing themselves freely on Meta's platforms since the policy changes.
- The groups have urged Meta to hire an independent third party to 'formally analyze changes in harmful content facilitated by the policy changes' made in January.
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Following the change in moderation, three associations noted the increase in hate speech on Meta's networks.
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