Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany, February 15, 2020.Facebook is blocking users from posting some legitimate news articles about the coronavirus in what appears to be a bug in its spam filters.
On Tuesday, multiple Facebook users reported on Twitter that they found themselves unable to post articles from certain news outlets including Business Insider, BuzzFeed, The Atlantic, and the Times of Israel. It's not clear exactly what has gone wrong, and Facebook did not respond to a request for comment.
In the face of the mounting COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has sent many of its content moderators home, saying it will rely more on automated software instead. Alex Stamos, an outspoken former Facebook security exec, speculated that this shift might be to blame. "It looks like an anti-spam rule at FB is going haywire," he wrote on Twitter. "Facebook sent home content moderators yesterday, who generally can't [work from home] due to privacy commitments the company has made. We might be seeing the start of the [machine learning going nuts with less human oversight."In a tweet, VP of Integrity Guy Rosen said: "We're on this - this is a bug in an anti-spam system, unrelated to any changes in our content moderator workforce.
He looks like an android robot 🤖
Rumour has it that French Montana and Mark Zuckerberg go to the same barber.
same with twitter!
SAI Watch FB closely. They may become like state tv or Fox news. Need to regulate them or take away their power by not using it.
SAI I received a Scarlett letter from Facebookcensorship MarkZuckerbergsucks
Not just about corona virus either.
rubyclaire63
I think BI is a great source for determining the accuracy of news! Remember when they incorrectly ran a headline that the stock market had erased all gains since the election?!
My 2 posts regarding washing hands, 1 was sharing an USATODAY article, were removed as a 'Violation of FB Community Standards or Spam'. Posts literally wanting people to not take precautions to save lives.
As well as Bernie posts please investigate that
LiamWBZ This is the Russians controlling important news in our country through Facebook once again.
laura_greenaura This isn't a computer program problem! This is intentional!
laura_greenaura Whats going on Facebook? Oh I mean LifeLog=DARPA
JeanetteZainine EPIC FAIL by facebook! I was flooded with countless notifications! Sort it out now! It is no longer a joke. notspam facebook censorship
Yes! They are. Facebook GetReal
here's mine.
This just happened to me. An article that I posted from Business Insider on the CDC's glitches in producing the tests was blocked by FB without full explanation. I posted the article on a political group. People only join this group if they wish. Facebook Bias
Facebook what the fuck are you doing, and what are you doing to fix this?
They need to get their act together. I will simply close my long-standing account with them if this is not resolved (and quickly).
Yet, my Facebook feed is filled, I mean filled with ads for burial insurance and term life insurance right now, talk about unethical and spam.
Wrong
And it's VERY ANNOYING
Gokil
I posted two news articles that had nothing to do with COVID19 and they got caught in the glitch. This is not that targeted, it's just a glitch.
LOL
FaceBook sucks! An Obsolete social media.
quitfacebook
The link to the story is broken
Because most news articles are liberal bias bullsh*t. Fake news.
I got blocked from sharing an link about Trump disbanding the pandemic team
The incompetence spreads from Trump to Zuckerberg. This is no surprise. Zuck is a guy with a mediocre intellect who got very lucky.
SuePersists I’m telling you Zuckerberg is a traitor. He proved it in 2016 And he’s proving it now.
Here's some irony for ya! Just today FB informed me that they had placed a 'Graphic Content' warning on a post that I posted....Dec 5, 2013! SIX YEARS LATER IT GETS A WARNING?!?!?
It's not just posts about coronavirus - it's a LOT of various posts. They took down mine about virtual museum tours and a friend's about The Importance of Kindness. irony
MichaelKBerns It's almost like it was a bad idea to let private companies police their own content.
Yep...got zapped.
If you want to find a social media right that suppressed information. Check out Reddit. It's just a breeding ground of ignorant and hateful idealogies (racism, pedophilia, etc.). Very blatant on the part of the sight operators. reddit freedomofspeach facebook
Conservatives have dealt with this sort of 🐎💩 for over a decade! Did you care? It's not just FB, but also Twitter and did you know prageru is suing Google-YouTube for this very sort of CENSORSHIP? Did you care?
Sandyshark it sure is .... so many people talking about community violations at the moment and not just about the virus
I've personally had a post reported, friends as well, with content _not_ referring to the corona virus. Things as benign as dog posts. It's random and your report is misleading.
Get ur shit together Facebook
Yes! They blocked one of your articles about Spain's nationalizing of their healthcare I posted. It's really disturbing.
I only use it to check on family and friends that don’t know any better
That's why I get my Novel Coronavirus knowledge from both Twitter and YouTube.
I had an article taken down by FB about German scientists working on a vaccine and Trump is trying to poach them
Not a FB fan. I went back recently to FB after a 2-yr hiatus because I missed family updates. But, it’s so dull and unappealing on many fronts. I use it sparingly and that’s only because I want to stay in touch with family & SOME friends. Otherwise ✌🏽 FB. Facebook
I haven't had posts about COVID-19 pandemic blocked but I have had scientific articles from respected publications like blocked. There is something wrong with how facebook decides what they are blocking
Facebook hit me with five violations regarding the current of hours this afternoon, there definitely covering up something!
Thay have just flagged repost from TheAtlantic regsrding COVID19 disinfection as spam. Good job, Facebook
SAI Just did it to me!
This is the metaphorical sword you forged, stabbing you in the back.
They've blocked 3 articles I posted from your page.
adamcurry Is 'haywire' the new 'glitch'?
It's their platform if you don't like build your own, isn't that what they say?
People still use Facebook? Not worth it, folks. I quit three years ago and don't miss it one bit.
SAI Who seriously gets their news from Facebook?
Because we are better than Russia, sorry China, or something.
Business Insider ? Partisan hacks.
Yeah this is bullshit.
techinsider
It’s all fun and games until it happens to you
Ahaha
twetchapp solves these issues. Switch gears to decentralized social media NOW.
Left wing hacks complaining about other left wing hacks censoring their FakeNews. Is this peak stupidity yet?
Facebook has been awful at content moderation for literally years, banning accounts that shouldn't, censoring posts and pages, I'm not sure why this is a surprise.
Yup, marking it as spam.
well deserved. let's hope you get shadowbanned here aswell.
someone is going haywire, but it's not them.
Where was this feature during the 2016 election? Which just might have given us an administration that could handle this current epidemic
Facebook is the coronavirus of social media.
It's only wrong because they allowing lying.
They are marking it as spam.
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