During the most recently reported period, Facebook removed 11 million pieces of content with hate speech, up from 10.6 million in the third quarter of 2022. The social network defines hate speech as a direct attack on people based on race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disease, social status, or disability.
Actioned hate speech content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions)
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Meta Platforms. (February 1, 2023). Actioned hate speech content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013804/facebook-hate-speech-content-deletion-quarter/
Meta Platforms. "Actioned hate speech content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions)." Chart. February 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013804/facebook-hate-speech-content-deletion-quarter/
Meta Platforms. (2023). Actioned hate speech content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013804/facebook-hate-speech-content-deletion-quarter/
Meta Platforms. "Actioned Hate Speech Content Items on Facebook Worldwide from 4th Quarter 2017 to 4th Quarter 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013804/facebook-hate-speech-content-deletion-quarter/
Meta Platforms, Actioned hate speech content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013804/facebook-hate-speech-content-deletion-quarter/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Actioned hate speech content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Meta Platforms, February 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013804/facebook-hate-speech-content-deletion-quarter/