Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said Tuesday its error rates can be “too high” when enforcing content moderation policies and pledged to improve their policy rollouts.  



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Meta says harmless content is mistakenly taken down ‘too often’

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said Tuesday its error rates can be “too high” when enforcing content moderation policies and pledged to improve their policy rollouts.   “We know that when enforcing our policies, our error rates are too high, which gets in the way of the free expression we set out…

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Meta may have gone too far when it came to moderating posts on Facebook and Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Global Affairs President Nick Clegg. On Monday, Clegg said the company’s moderation practices were overzealous during a call with reporters, according to the Verge. “We know that when enforcing our policies, our error rates are still too high, which gets in the way of the free expression that we set out to enable,” Cle…

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Meta says it ‘overdid it a bit’ when it comes to COVID-19 moderation - Washington Examiner

Meta's president of global affairs said the social media company went overboard with its moderation of COVID-19-related content on its platforms.Nick Clegg spoke to media members and claimed Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg hoped to have a say in President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming tech and social m...

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Meta executive admits company 'overdid it' with COVID censorship — 'We sometimes over enforce'

Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge  Meta is mistakenly removing too much content across its apps, according to a top executive. Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, told reporters on Monday that the company’s moderation “error rates are still too high” and pledged to “improve the precision and accuracy with which we act on our rules.” “We know that when enforcing our policies, our error rates are still too high, which gets in the …

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Meta says it’s mistakenly moderating too much

Meta is expanding its feature that helps users avoid “Facebook jail.” The in-app education tools are now available to anyone on facebook, and are rolling out to creators on Instagram.

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"Too often harmless content gets taken down or restricted and too many people get penalized unfairly. We will continue to work on this in the months ahead."

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Meta admits to ‘unfairly’ removing ‘harmless content’ from Facebook

Meta is admitting that harmless content gets taken down amid criticism for its handling of moderation.“Too often, harmless content gets taken down, or restricted, and too many people get penalized unfairly,” the company's preside…

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Moderation Mess: Meta Admits Harmless Content Often Gets Taken Down

An anonymous reader shares a report: Meta is mistakenly removing too much content across its apps, according to a top executive. Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs, told reporters on Monday that the company's moderation "error rates are still too high" and pledged to "improve the precisi...

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Meta Says It's Mistakenly Moderating Too Much

Meta Corporation, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has publicly acknowledged excessive censorship on its platforms. Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg admitted that moderation remains a weak point for the company and the error rate is still very high, The Verge reports. “We know that the error rate in applying our policies is still too high, which interferes with the freedom of expression we seek to ensure. Too often, harmless content…

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The owners of social networks Facebook and Instagram admitted that they had introduced excessive censorship - The Times Hub

Meta’s content moderation policies have come under scrutiny, with a senior executive admitting to excessive removal of user content across its platforms. Nick Clegg, former British deputy prime minister and Meta‘s president of global affairs, recently acknowledged the company’s high error rates in content moderation. He emphasized the need for enhanced precision and accuracy when applying their rules, stating that the current system often hamper…

Meta says harmless content is mistakenly taken down ‘too often’

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