The article talks about how Facebook has pledged to increase the amount of content reviewers it has by hiring more moderators. This is an action that comes after a lot of violent and inappropriate content has been shown using Facebook Live which has brought the social media site under a lot of heavy criticism over the past month or so. The social media site has received a lot of negative criticism after it was unable to respond with immediacy to take down offensive or violent content on its Facebook Live feature, with videos of killing staying up for more than 24 hours.
- Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to add 3,000 more content reviewers and invest in tools to help remove objectionable content more quickly
- Over the last few months, footage of shootings, murders, rapes and assaults has been streamed on Facebook.
- Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said: “Keeping people safe is our top priority. We won’t stop until we get it right.”
- Facebook has been criticised for its lack of expediency over the removing of objectionable content.
- Two videos of a Thai man killing his 11-month-old daughter in April were available for 24 hours before being removed, and were viewed over 370,000 times
- In March, a 15-year-old girl from Chicago was sexually assaulted by five or six men or boys, which was broadcast live to Facebook with at least 40 people watching.
Personally, I think it is a good first step towards greater content control of explicit content on Facebook. I believe that greater filtering and content control of explicit content will be good for the social media. Furthermore, an increase in staff members for moderation will mean a much more quicker response from Facebook staff when it comes to reporting. This will then in turn encourage people to report explicit content that breaks the site's rules or even laws, and therefore make a better and safer environment for users.
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