Sameer Naik

Facebook, now operating under its parent company Meta, has faced significant criticism over the years for its handling of hate speech and harmful content on its platforms. Despite implementing community standards aimed at curbing such content, the platform has struggled with enforcement consistency and the effectiveness of its moderation policies. Inconsistent Enforcement and Algorithmic Challenges Studies have highlighted Facebook's uneven enforcement of its hate speech rules. For instance, ProPublica's investigation revealed that Facebook's content reviewers made errors in assessing offensive posts, acknowledging that 22 out of 49 posts reviewed were mishandled. citeturn0search7 Moreover, internal documents suggest that Facebook's artificial intelligence systems, which are employed to detect harmful content, may not be as effective as publicly claimed. WIRED reported that while the company asserts its AI is proficient at removing harmful content, internal docume...