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Detecting violations

Technology and review teams help Meta detect and review potentially violating content and accounts on Facebook and Instagram.
Technology
Our technology proactively detects and removes the vast majority of violating content before anyone reports it. Engineers, data scientists and review teams work together to update and improve this technology over time. Meanwhile, our technology helps review teams prioritise content.
DEEP DIVE
How technology detects violations
How enforcement technology works
How Meta trains technology
How Meta invests in technology
The challenge of detecting hate speech

Review teams
Over 40,000 reviewers across the globe review potential violations on Facebook and Instagram. They receive in-depth training and often specialise in certain policy areas and regions. Altogether, they review content in more than 80 languages.
DEEP DIVE
How review teams work
How technology helps prioritise review
The people behind Meta's review teams
How review teams are trained
Helping reviewers make the right calls
Reviewing high-visibility content accurately
How we assess and prepare for global risks

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Research tools
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Enforcement
Detecting violationsTaking action

Governance
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Security
Threat disruptionsSecurity threatsThreat reporting

Reports
Community Standards enforcement reportIntellectual propertyGovernment requests for user dataContent restrictions based on local lawInternet disruptionsWidely viewed content reportRegulatory and other transparency reports

Policies
Community Standards
Meta Advertising Standards
Other policies
How Meta improves
Age-appropriate content
Features
Our approach to dangerous organisations and individuals
Our approach to the opioid epidemic
Our approach to elections
Our approach to misinformation
Our approach to newsworthy content
Our approach to Facebook Feed ranking
Our approach to explaining ranking
Accessibility at Meta
Research tools
Content Library and Content Library API
Ad Library tools
Other research tools and datasets
Enforcement
Detecting violations
Taking action
Governance
Governance innovation
Oversight Board overview
How to appeal to the Oversight Board
Oversight Board cases
Oversight Board recommendations
Creating the Oversight Board
Oversight Board: Further asked questions
Meta's biannual updates on the Oversight Board
Tracking the Oversight Board's impact
Security
Threat disruptions
Security threats
Threat reporting
Reports
Community Standards enforcement report
Intellectual property
Government requests for user data
Content restrictions based on local law
Internet disruptions
Widely viewed content report
Regulatory and other transparency reports
Policies
Community Standards
Meta Advertising Standards
Other policies
How Meta improves
Age-appropriate content
Features
Our approach to dangerous organisations and individuals
Our approach to the opioid epidemic
Our approach to elections
Our approach to misinformation
Our approach to newsworthy content
Our approach to Facebook Feed ranking
Our approach to explaining ranking
Accessibility at Meta
Research tools
Content Library and Content Library API
Ad Library tools
Other research tools and datasets
Security
Threat disruptions
Security threats
Threat reporting
Reports
Community Standards enforcement report
Intellectual property
Government requests for user data
Content restrictions based on local law
Internet disruptions
Widely viewed content report
Regulatory and other transparency reports
Enforcement
Detecting violations
Taking action
Governance
Governance innovation
Oversight Board overview
How to appeal to the Oversight Board
Oversight Board cases
Oversight Board recommendations
Creating the Oversight Board
Oversight Board: Further asked questions
Meta's biannual updates on the Oversight Board
Tracking the Oversight Board's impact
Policies
Community Standards
Meta Advertising Standards
Other policies
How Meta improves
Age-appropriate content
Features
Our approach to dangerous organisations and individuals
Our approach to the opioid epidemic
Our approach to elections
Our approach to misinformation
Our approach to newsworthy content
Our approach to Facebook Feed ranking
Our approach to explaining ranking
Accessibility at Meta
Research tools
Content Library and Content Library API
Ad Library tools
Other research tools and datasets
Enforcement
Detecting violations
Taking action
Governance
Governance innovation
Oversight Board overview
How to appeal to the Oversight Board
Oversight Board cases
Oversight Board recommendations
Creating the Oversight Board
Oversight Board: Further asked questions
Meta's biannual updates on the Oversight Board
Tracking the Oversight Board's impact
Security
Threat disruptions
Security threats
Threat reporting
Reports
Community Standards enforcement report
Intellectual property
Government requests for user data
Content restrictions based on local law
Internet disruptions
Widely viewed content report
Regulatory and other transparency reports
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