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Fb particulars AI advances in catching misinformation and hate speech

Fb’s combat in opposition to misinformation would possibly not ever be over at this price, on the other hand that doesn’t suggest the company has given up. Quite the other it is only through dint of fastened improvement to its automatic strategies that it is able to care for itself even remotely free of hate speech and misinformati…
Facebook’s battle against misinformation will never be over at this rate, but that doesn’t mean the company has given up. On the contrary it is only by dint of constant improvement to its automated systems that it is able to keep itself even remotely free of hate speech and misinformati…

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Author: Devin Coldewey

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  8. "An independent investigator has issued a preliminary report on its work determining the existence and/or extent of bias against conservatives on Facebook". (August 20, 2019)
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