Facebook says it removed 1 million groups in past year for breaking rules

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Facebook says it removed more than 1,000,000 groups over the past year for breaking the platform’s rules, and took down more than 13,000,000 posts for violating specific policies on organized hate and hate speech.

that uncovered thousands of groups and pages with millions of members and followers.

Facebook also announced a series of small changes around how it will enforce its existing rules and recommend groups, in an effort “to reduce harmful content and misinformation.” Administrators and moderators of groups taken down for breaking rules will no longer be able to create any new groups for 30 days, a move seemingly meant to stop users from evading group bans.

Facebook will begin archiving groups without admins, a move that will likely affect groups that haven’t been in use for some time. As part of this action, it has been proactively alerting individual users in groups without administrators, suggesting they fill the role. The company will also stop its algorithm from recommending health groups, stating in the post that while “health groups, can be a positive space for giving and receiving support during difficult life circumstances,” it is “crucial that people get their health information from authoritative sources.”

Facebook’s definition of health groups was vague. “We use machine learning to determine groups that post a significant amount of health-related content including medical advice, and remove those groups from our recommendations surfaces,” company spokesperson Leonard Lam said.

 

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Really ..........

But how many Trump posts, known to be outright lies, and some harmful, have they taken down?

Prove it

Now do realDonaldTrump

And yet, the rioters STILL use the platform to organize proving that FB only censors particular ideologies.

Lies lies ppl are getting off FB and there advertising

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Tech companies should not be the arbiters of what is or is not accepted speech as their leftist bias is always going to work to limit conservative speech while allowing liberals to go unchecked.

Censorship is the beginning of the end of democracy.

Facebook is a cesspool of fascism-enabling bits that should be taken apart piece by piece.

Election interference of the highest order. Facebook should be fined into oblivion and every employee put on a chain gang in Sierra Leone for twenty years.

I bet most we’re CONSERVATIVE information

I’ve seen plenty of black supremacy comments and nothing is done about it. So it’s all bull.

I wonder how many conservatives and Trump supporters were in the 1,000,000 and how many of their posts were in the 13,000,000.. let’s see if zucker is election meddling.

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You mean it removed anything that even remotely questions the mainstream narrative on Covid and vaccines. And left all the pedo groups to crack on with their sick abuse of children.

Some times I can't tell Mark from Trump, their both bullshit, one's richer than the other for sure.

No they only take down stuff that violates their leftist views!

Soooo tired of Facebook

Look at this coward. Wants to start shit on this thread. Then delete and block. Typical.

That’s a lot of hate speech and hate pages.

Still not enough. Everyone who uses fb knows there’s still a ton of crap being tossed around. And the trolls, so many trolls.

bringbackmyspace

Not enough

Yea, like how I got banned for this comment, but there are groups literally exposing racist posts on Facebook and their pages are still active.

Great. Those are numbers. What percentage of the total traffic on the platform is 13M posts? What percentage of total groups is 1M groups? 13M posts doesn't seem like a whole lot, especially over 12 months.

Zuckerberg believe he's the God of social media. He's a perfect example on how money change people. Can't wait for a similar Social media to merge.

I, on the other hand removed myself from this 'platform'. And it was invigorating....... And of course FB makes you wait an entire month before they will actually remove your account. Crock of shit from Zuck.

And nowhere near enough. Grandmas sharing fake news and Jesus memes are some of the most hate filled propaganda on that site!

Still NOT ENOUGH! DeleteFacebook

Facebook also disabled my account alleged that 'your post goes against our Community Standards on spam' and yet I got no idea what I did wrong. francisco01menahotmail.com

Is this businessman only concerned with eliminating groups that make political campaigns and invitations, or has he also focused on perverted groups that make requests and invitations to join crappy groups? or are you concerned about economic interests?

Most of those posts removed had nothing to do with hate speech. They're just padding their numbers so they can say they are doing their part. It's pathetic really.

Censorship should not be tolerated. Boycott facebook

So anything in contrary to THEIR opinion. ie: Trump supporter telling a liberal in Delusionville parked next to a pedo giving a kid a handjob that they're fucking nuts. Like that?

Yes, Mark cannot tolerate all this talk of freedom of speech and expression. It might graze the feelers if some cuck who thinks they were born to live life as flower

Rob_US_Marine Why is Trumps page still active?

Interesting: KimKardashian SachaBaronCohen MarkRuffalo katyperry LeoDiCaprio NAACP ADL boycotting Facebook but FB never bothers/ canceled me but Twitter does for posting scripture. My profile private but I post on other pages. Is that difference or Left d/n like bible?

If that is truth..then that's very nice 👌👍

Actually they take down anyone that they disagree with . They don't know what freedom of speech means . Mark is a closet Nazi !

Communism at its finest

BS! Facebook is a deceitful, bipartisan cesspool of racist ownership. I highly recommend this documentary...

I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. -Luke 15:7

$1000 Lawsuit per post removed?

Instagram, TikTok , Twitter , etc

They censor free speech. A returned President Trump should remove their immunity from prosecution.

Maybe we should just remove Facebook.

Now on my fourth 30 day ban for calling a spade a spade yes. Zucc bots don't understand context

Go to show you how horrible people are.

Facebook, like most liberal advocacy organizations, defines hate speech as speech with which it disagrees.

Censoring free speech, shutting down dissent about COVID, and trying to influence an election. Government needs to step in!

Censorship is a slippery slope.

fuckzuck

I don’t believe anything facecrook says.

Hate speech laws do not exist in the US.

FacebooksTop10 The top-performing link posts by U.S. Facebook pages in the last 24 hours are from: 1. Fox 13 News — Tampa Bay 2. Fox News 3. Ben Shapiro 4. Breitbart 5. Breitbart 6. ForAmerica 7. Ben Shapiro 8. Upworthy 9. Ben Shapiro 10. Dan Bongino

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If only Facebook could remove itself...

So they got about 1% then.

Sure they didn't. Zuckerberg is a sociopath.

Lol

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