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Facebook: hate speech-containing content removal Q4 2017 - Q1 2019
Global number of hate speech-containing content removed by Facebook from 4th quarter 2017 to 1st quarter 2019 (in millions)
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This statistic shows the number of content containing hate speech taken action on by Facebook from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2019. During the most recently reported period, Facebook removed 4 million pieces of content with hate speech, up from 1.6 million in the last quarter of 2017. 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.
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Jun 20, 2019
This statistic shows the number of content containing hate speech taken action on by Facebook from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2019. During the most recently reported period, Facebook removed 4 million pieces of content with hate speech, up from 1.6 million in the last quarter of 2017. 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.
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- Q4 2017 to Q1 2019
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- According to Facebook, "We don't allow hate speech on Facebook because it creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion and in some cases may promote violence. In the past 2 quarters, we continued to improve our technology to detect hate speech on Facebook. This resulted in an increase in the overall hate speech we were able to take action on."
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- Q4 2017 to Q1 2019
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- According to Facebook, "We don't allow hate speech on Facebook because it creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion and in some cases may promote violence. In the past 2 quarters, we continued to improve our technology to detect hate speech on Facebook. This resulted in an increase in the overall hate speech we were able to take action on."
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