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Facebook moderation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39997579

I find it ridiculous how such a rich company can't keep up with awful content.

The amount of sexual and more concerning, horrifically violent content I've seen on Facebook is dreadful.

Now I know why the reports I've made in the past are deemed 'not against guidelines'... because they don't look at it! Time for governments to step in?

Comments

  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,640
    Or stop doing Facebook.
  • Some of the stuff if it was an individuals own website they would be prosecuted. Ive seen some truely vile stuff appear on my page. The scarey thing is you can see this stuff based on the activities of your face book friends a person does not even have to search for it.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Reading this thread makes me realise how lucky we are with @i_b_b_o_r_g and @dabbles
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,867

    Or stop doing Facebook.

    Exactly. I kicked it into touch earlier this year , load of old boring crap.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
    buckshee said:

    Or stop doing Facebook.

    Exactly. I kicked it into touch earlier this year , load of old boring crap.
    Depends who your friends are... :smiley:
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221

    buckshee said:

    Or stop doing Facebook.

    Exactly. I kicked it into touch earlier this year , load of old boring crap.
    Depends who your friends are... :smiley:
    No, he's right.

    His updates were both crap and boring

    :wink:
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,773
    At 31 I was at University when Facebook first came about and was only accessible if you had a University email address.

    Although it has it uses, got rid of it about two years ago because it just developed into an absolute shit show where content you didn't want just kept getting thrown down your face.
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    My twitter feed is only sports, don't spend anytime searching just reading people I follow. Facebook I deleted years ago as I have no interest in what most people say.

    I have a very contented existence!
  • MarkyE83
    MarkyE83 Posts: 210
    edited May 2017
    As much as Facebook would never admit it, the fact that people share this stuff means there is a significant interest in it. Banning it means less users, less advertising revenue, less money for shareholders. Same principle as internet providers blocking illegal streams, first one to do it will have customers leaving in thousands, maybe more.
    It's the old Grand Theft Auto argument though which was blamed for every violent crime amongst youths some years ago, just glosses over the real issue which is people are stupid and easily influenced.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,598
    Big Rob will look into it.