Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it removed 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the novel coronavirus, including content that promoted fake preventative measures and exaggerated cures. The company said it would invite external experts to independently audit the metrics used in the report, beginning 2021. The world's biggest social media company removed about 22.5 million posts containing hate speech on its flagship app in the second quarter, up from 9.6 million in the first quarter. It also deleted 8.7 million posts connected to extremist organizations, compared with 6.3 million in the prior period. The company said it was expanding its hate speech policy to include "content depicting blackface, or stereotypes about Jewish people controlling the world."

Source: The Star August 11, 2020 17:37 UTC