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Facebook knew about deceptive advertising practices by a group that was later banned for operating a “troll farm” (2018-2020)

Summary: In the lead-up to the 2018 midterm elections in the United States, progressive voters in seven competitive races in the Midwest were targeted with a series of Facebook ads […]

Facebook suspends account for showing topless aboriginal women (2016)

Summary: Facebook’s challenges of dealing with content moderation around “nudity” have been covered many times, but part of the reason the discussion comes up so often is that there are so many scenarios […]

Facebook struggles to correctly moderate the word “hoe” (2021)

Summary: One of the many challenges with content moderation is the flexibility of language. When applying blocklists — a list of prohibited terms considered not appropriate for the platform — […]

Dealing with “Cheap Fake” modified political videos (2020)

Summary: For years now there have been concerns raised about the possibility of “deep fake” videos impacting an election. Deep fakes are videos that have been digitally altered, often to insert […]

Facebook removes image of two men kissing (2011)

Summary: In the spring of 2011, two men were on a first date at the John Snow pub in London. They were apparently thrown out of the pub after another patron at […]

Facebook ad policies make it difficult for women’s health startups to advertise (2018)

Summary: Going back many years, there have been accusations that Facebook has a double standard when it comes to men’s and women’s health products in advertising. In 2018, a VentureBeat investigation highlighted […]

Facebook removes a picture of a famous Danish mermaid statue (2016)

Summary: For over a century, Edvard Eriksen’s bronze statue of The Little Mermaid becoming human has been installed on a rock along the water in Copenhagen, Denmark. The statue was […]

Removing Nigerian police protest content due to confusion with COVID misinfo rules (2020)

Summary: With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the large social media companies very quickly put in place policies to try to handle the flood of disinformation about […]

Facebook targets misinformation spread by the Philippines government (2020)

Summary: Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s rise to power was greatly aided by Facebook and its overwhelming popularity within the country. An estimated 97% of Filipinos have Facebook accounts and the company […]

Understanding cultural context to detect satire (2020)

Summary: During the somewhat controversial Senate confirmation hearings for the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, there were a few moments that gained extra attention, including a […]

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