Facebook’s newly launched warnings about “extremist content” have triggered a backlash from those who worry that the alerts represent a social-media crackdown on politically disfavored speech.

Facebook is asking some U.S. users whether they may have been exposed to extremist content, or if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist. The social network said ...

“This test is part of our larger work to assess ways to provide resources and support to people on Facebook who may have engaged with or were exposed to extremist content, or may know someone ...

In July 2021, some Facebook users reported seeing new warning messages from site administrators about "harmful extremist content" or asking whether they felt someone they knew was "becoming an ...

A history of failing to track and remove extremist content Facebook says that the tests go along with its Redirect Initiative, which “helps combat violent extremism and dangerous organizations ...

Facebook and CloudFlare held a call to discuss options, including a content-blocking system put forward by the private Counter Extremism Project, according to one person on the call and three who ...

Facebook is notifying some users it believes have been exposed to “hateful extremist” posts as a part of an effort to mitigate such content. The function, developed as part of the company’s ...

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based social network said Wednesday that it is instituting a new “one strike” policy aimed at combating extremist content on Facebook Live by barring rule-breakers for ...

As Reuters reports, Facebook and Google are two companies that are allegedly tuning their content-matching systems to eliminate extremist content. However, neither are talking about it ...

Facebook is starting to warn some users they might have seen "extremist content" on the social media site, the company said on Thursday. Screenshots shared on Twitter showed a notice asking "Are ...

July 1 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O), opens new tab is starting to warn some users they might have seen "extremist content" on the social media site, the company said on Thursday. Screenshots ...