Meta for the first time disclosed the prevalence of bullying and harassment on Facebook. Such content was seen 14/15 times per 10,000 views in the third quarter, said the social media giant in a blog post. Meta is identifying types of bullying and harassment with the help of artificial intelligence systems. Meta also said that it identified bullying and harassment-related content 5/6 times per 10,000 views of content on Instagram. Additionally, Meta said that it removed: 9.2 million pieces of such content from Facebook 7.8 million pieces of such content from Instagram This comes at a time when the social media giant is facing scrutiny over the handling of abuse on its platforms. Facebook rebranded to Meta following recent revelations made first by the Wall Street Journal and now by a consortium of publications based on leaked company documents shared by employee-turned-whistleblower Frances Haugen. How is Meta approaching bullying and harassment? Meta said that: Prevalence metrics allow it to track both internally and externally how much violating content is being seen on Meta's platforms. It has updated its AI technology to train across three different but related violations: bullying and harassment, hate speech and violence and incitement. It shows warning screens on Facebook and Instagram to educate and discourage people from posting or commenting in ways that could be ascertained as bullying or harassment. Recognizing that not everyone in the public eye chooses to become a public figure and yet can still be on the receiving end of significant bullying…
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Meta says it took down over 9 million bullying and harassment posts on Facebook
The social media giant plans to leverage AI to tackle bullying and harassment on its platforms.
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