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Facebook apologizes after AI blocks posts about DIY coronavirus masks

Fb's AI moderators claimed each and every different innocent victim this week when an algorithm blocked content material subject matter on DIY masks that protect people from the coronavirus
Facebook's AI moderators claimed another innocent victim this week when an algorithm blocked content on DIY masks that protect people from the coronavirus

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