Thursday, 25 May 2017

How do you fix Facebook moderation? Figure out what Facebook is

On Sunday, The Guardian published what it has dubbed the Facebook Files, leaked documents describing the rules Facebook has developed to govern what its 2 billion users are allowed to share publicly. The more than 100 internal documents reveal the chasm between the platform’s simple and anodyne Terms of Service or Community Guidelines and the complex and granular moderation work that really takes place on the platform. Until now, there has been little information about how hidden teams of workers, assisted by expanding and experimental AI, regulate millions of violent, hateful, abusive, and illegal items every day.

Facebook’s guidelines — which reflect mainstream laws and cultural norms — have proven woefully inadequate for addressing...

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from
https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/25/15690590/facebook-leak-report-moderation-broken

from
http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2017/05/how-do-you-fix-facebook-moderation.html

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