Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said on Dec. 3 that harmless content was too often removed by mistake from its platforms during elections worldwide and pledged to improve its content moderation practices.
Nick Clegg, president of global affairs for Meta, said the tech giant has worked throughout the year to update and apply its content policies “fairly” to protect users’ freedom of expression on its platforms.
“We know that when enforcing our policies, our error rates are too high, which gets in the way of the free expression we set out to enable,” Clegg stated in a blog post. “Too often harmless content gets taken down or restricted and too many people get penalized unfairly.”…

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said on Dec. 3 that harmless content was too often removed by mistake from its platforms during elections worldwide and pledged to improve its content moderation practices.
Nick Clegg, president of global affairs for Meta, said the tech giant has worked throughout the year to update and apply its content policies “fairly” to protect users’ freedom of expression on its platforms.
“We know that when enforcing our policies, our error rates are too high, which gets in the way of the free expression we set out to enable,” Clegg stated in a blog post. “Too often harmless content gets taken down or restricted and too many people get penalized unfairly.”…