According to the report released on May 31, Facebook
detected 53,200 hate speech in April, which is 82 percent higher compared to
38,600 detected in March, on which the platform took action.
The report showed that Instagram acted on 77,000 violence
and incitement related content in April compared to 41,300 in March.
"We measure the number of pieces of content (such as
posts, photos, videos or comments) we take action on for going against our
standards. This metric shows the scale of our enforcement activity. Taking
action could include removing a piece of content from Facebook or Instagram or
covering photos or videos that may be disturbing to some audiences with a
warning," the report said.
Facebook has been requested on several occasions to curtail
hate speech content on the platform. Last month, Nigeria's Information Minister
Lai Mohammed said that the country is monitoring Meta Facebook and other
platforms to ensure they comply with demands to curtail hate speech on their
sites, as it steps up its campaign for responsible use of social media.
Another report in March this year elaborated on how Facebook
failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar's
Rohingya Muslim minority years after such behaviour was found to have played a determining
role in the genocide against them.
The report shared exclusively with The Associated Press
showed the rights group Global Witness submitted eight paid ads for approval to
Facebook, each including different versions of hate speech against Rohingya.
All eight ads were approved by Facebook to be published.
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