Facebook promises to openly talk about its most controversial internal policies
Facebook says it’ll start being more forthcoming about how and why it addresses some of today’s most controversial issues surrounding social media, including its use as a terrorist recruiting tool, its role in spreading made-up news stories, and how people can be kept safe online.
In a blog post this morning, Facebook’s public policy VP, Elliot Schrage, says the company will begin writing blog posts “not only to explain some of our choices but also explore hard questions.” Its first post is on the ways Facebook is trying to fight terrorism, and it provides a pretty extensive overview of the work being done with AI, human moderators, and government partnerships.
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