Incident 343: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Failed to Proactively Remove Targeted Racist Remarks via Automated Systems

Description: Facebook's, Instagram's, and Twitter's automated content moderation failed to proactively remove racist remarks and posts directing at Black football players after finals loss, allegedly largely relying on user reports of harassment.

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Alleged: Facebook , Instagram and Twitter developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Marcus Rashford , Jadon Sancho , Bukayo Saka , Facebook users , Instagram users and Twitter Users.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
343
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2021-07-11
Editors
Khoa Lam

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