Washington - 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 world's biggest social network said it would invite proposals from experts this week to audit the metrics used in the report, beginning in 2021. It committed to the audit during a July ad boycott over hate speech practices. It also deleted 8.7 million posts connected to"terrorist" organizations, compared with 6.3 million in the prior period. It took down less material from"organized hate" groups: 4 million pieces of content, compared to 4.7 million in the first quarter.
Facebook said it relied more heavily on automation for reviewing content starting in April as it had fewer reviewers at its offices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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