How Facebook Decides Who Gets Protected From Fake News, Hate Speech

Facebook in 2019 began classifying countries in a “tier” system that dictated the amount of resources used to moderate content posted on the platform in those nations, according to a new report.

The prioritizing system placed the United States, Brazil and India in “tier zero” — meaning more resources were dedicated to moderating content and enforcing Facebook’s regulations in those countries, The Verge reported Monday.

Israel, Germany, Indonesia and Iran were categorized in “tier one,” so Facebook committed slightly less to enforcement of its rules and election integrity safeguards, according to the technology news outlet. Facebook reportedly formed “war rooms” for content moderation in those countries, including on elections.

Twenty-two countries were placed in “tier one” but did not have dedicated “war rooms,” and Facebook put the rest of the globe in “tier three,” which meant the platform only took action on rule-violating election-related content if it was flagged by moderators. (Read more from “How Facebook Decides Who Gets Protected From Fake News, Hate Speech” HERE)

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