Nearly 80% of content removed online for spam, hate speech and explicit nature Details 20 April 2021
Nearly 80% of the 3.3 billion pieces of content removed from major content platforms come from spam, adult and explicit content, and hate speech and acts of aggression. This is according to the WFA Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), which tracked the performance of brand safety across seven platforms. Namely, Today’s report includes self-reported data from Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
The data, accumulated by WFA GARM found that there has also been a growth in action taken on hate speech and acts of aggression across platforms. GARM platforms have reported increases in activity and its impact with significant progress by YouTube in the number of account removals, Facebook in the reduction of prevalence, and Twitter in the removal of pieces of content, said the report.
Four-fifths of content removed from tech platforms falls under three key categories
Vast majority of ejected content comprises of spam, adult and explicit content, and hate speech and acts of aggression, new report reveals.
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