Facebook removes record 22-million hate speech posts
The second quarter figure is double that of the first quarter, with the company saying it now finds and eliminates about 95% of such violations
San Francisco — Facebook removed 22.5-million posts for violating the company’s policies around hate speech in the second quarter, more than double the number taken down during the first three months of the year and up from just 2.5-million posts two years ago.
The company said it now finds and eliminates about 95% of the hate-speech violations using automated software systems before a user reports them, according to a report released on Tuesday. The data show Facebook also removed 1.5-billion fake accounts in the period and millions of posts that violated its policies around organised hate groups and terrorism...
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