Facebook's Automated Moderation Allowed Ads Threatening Election Workers to be Posted

December 1, 2022

Facebook's automated moderating system did not adhere to trustworthy AI principles, failing to identify and prevent ads with explicit violent language against election workers from being published. This underscores the need for safe and secure AI practices.

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Alleged deployer: facebook
Alleged developer: facebook
Alleged harmed parties: facebook-users

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