MSF Urges to Step Up Mine Clearance in Syria to Avoid Impact on Civilians
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May 15, 8: SAN FRANCISCO — Getting rid of racist, sexist and other hateful remarks on Facebook is more challenging than weeding out other types of unacceptable posts because computer programs still stumble over the nuances of human language, the company revealed Tuesday. Facebook also released statistics that quantified how pervasive fake accounts have become on its influential service, despite a long-standing policy requiring people to set up accounts under their real-life identities.
From October to December alone, Facebook disabled nearly 1. Had the company not shut down all those fake accounts, its audience of monthly users would have swelled beyond its current 2.
Automated tools detected 86 per cent to The rest came after Facebook users flagged the offending content for review. All told, Facebook took action on nearly 1. Fake accounts on Facebook have been drawing more attention because Russian agents used them to buy ads to try to influence the election in the U. Even though it has been focusing on shutting down bogus accounts, Facebook has said that 3 to 4 per cent of its active monthly users are fake.
Facebook said it removed 2. The company credited better detection, even as it said computer programs have trouble understanding context and tone of language. Facebook took down 3. In this case, better detection was only part of the reason. Facebook said users were more aggressively posting images of violence in places like war-torn Syria.
The content screening has nothing to do with privacy protection, though, and is aimed at maintaining a family-friendly atmosphere for users and advertisers. CEO bills the move from preservatives to basic ingredients like lemon juice as the 'single biggest brand strategy initiative' in the year history of the company.
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