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Our approach to the opioid epidemic
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Our approach to misinformation
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Our approach to newsworthy content
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Our approach to Facebook Feed ranking
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Our approach to explaining ranking
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Content Library and Content Library API
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Community Standards Enforcement Report
Quarterly report on how well we're doing at enforcing our policies on the Facebook app and Instagram.
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Report on how well we're helping people protect their intellectual property.
Government Requests for User Data
Report on government request for people's data.
Content Restrictions Based on Local Law
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Internet Disruptions
Report on intentional internet restrictions that limit people's ability to access the internet.
Widely Viewed Content Report
Quarterly report on what people see on Facebook, including the content that receives the widest distribution during the quarter.
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How technology detects violations
UPDATED
OCT 18, 2023
People on Facebook and Instagram post billions of pieces of content every day. Even with thousands of reviewers around the world, it’s impossible for them to review it all by themselves. That’s where Meta artificial intelligence comes in.
OUR TECHNOLOGY FINDS MORE THAN 90% OF THE CONTENT WE ACTION BEFORE ANYONE REPORTS IT*
*for most violation categories
Our technology proactively detects and removes the vast majority of violating content before anyone reports it
We remove millions of violating posts and accounts every day on Facebook and Instagram. Most of this happens automatically, with technology working behind the scenes to remove violating content—often before anyone sees it. Other times, our technology will detect potentially violating content but send it to review teams to check and take action on it.
This work is never finished. People will keep trying to evade our technology, so we need to keep improving.
