Facebook: Language gaps weaken platform's screening of hate, terrorism
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Internal Facebook files reveal that in some of the world’s most volatile regions, terrorist content and hate speech proliferate because of the company’s language gaps.
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Internal Facebook files reveal that in some of the world’s most volatile regions, terrorist content and hate speech proliferate because of the company’s language gaps.
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An examination of files reveals that in some of the world's most volatile regions, terrorist content and hate speech proliferate on Facebook because the company remains short on moderators who speak local languages and understand cultural contexts.
Internal company documents show the problems are far more systemic than just a few innocent mistakes, and that Facebook has understood the depth of these failings for years while doing little about it.
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