US EditionFacebook Sees Rise in Violent Content and Harassment After Policy Changes
- Meta reported an increase in graphic content and harassment on Facebook during the first quarter of 2025 following changes to its moderation policies.
- The increase followed a January overhaul that reduced content moderation scope, removed third-party fact-checkers, and introduced crowd-sourced Community Notes.
- Rates of bullying and harassment content on Facebook increased slightly from 0.06-0.07% to between 0.07-0.08%, while violent and graphic content saw a rise from 0.06-0.07% to approximately 0.09%, primarily driven by a surge in violations during March.
- Meta indicated that the data for Q1 2025 marks the initial period incorporating the impacts of its recent policy updates, along with reporting an approximate 50% reduction in enforcement errors in the US between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025.
- The data suggest Meta's new moderation approach reduces errors but coincides with more harmful content, raising questions about enforcement effectiveness.
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Facebook sees rise in violent content and harassment after policy changes
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