Posted on Sep 16, 2021
Facebook to crack down on coordinated groups that break its rules
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Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform, using the same strategy its security teams take against campaigns using fake accounts, the company told Reuters.
The new approach, reported here for the first time, uses the tactics usually taken by Facebook’s security teams for wholesale shutdowns of networks engaged in influence operations that use false accounts to manipulate public debate, such as Russian troll farms.
It could have major implications for how the social media giant handles political and other coordinated movements breaking its rules, at a time when Facebook’s approach to abuses on its platforms is under heavy scrutiny from global lawmakers and civil society groups.
The new approach, reported here for the first time, uses the tactics usually taken by Facebook’s security teams for wholesale shutdowns of networks engaged in influence operations that use false accounts to manipulate public debate, such as Russian troll farms.
It could have major implications for how the social media giant handles political and other coordinated movements breaking its rules, at a time when Facebook’s approach to abuses on its platforms is under heavy scrutiny from global lawmakers and civil society groups.
Facebook to crack down on coordinated groups that break its rules
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Dear Chip, and my Dear Rally Point Family Members: I am an author; on Facebook.
I also am a Facebook mom.
I also am a Facebook mom.
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When they dumped me they said "your account has been terminated" nothing else. No reason.
I decided to accept that.
I decided to accept that.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SSG Edward Tilton They Never "Dumped" Me but Put Me in Time Out for a Month. There's a Reason I Have Accounts on Several Social Medias. For 21 Years My Employment required I be Silent, Not Anymore.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
I got blocked from using messenger for 2 days and all I got was "you've been temporarily blocked for violating community standards" or some crap. I don't know what standard I violated.
I have also had about six 30 day bans though. Twice for using "bitch." Once for "white trash." Actually 5, once for calling Americans entitled and selfish. The first time I said that I got 7 days or so. Oh and once 30 days for saying "don't feed the troll" people on a comment thread. So I guess six then for 30 days and one 7 day. Then they were randomly flagging news articles as spam.
It seems like ever since they had more bot moderators with covid there's more things getting flagged. Oh I just got flagged in August for saying to someone I didn't think they could get any more stupid or nonsensical, yet here we are. 30 days block. "Bullying." *shrug*.
I have also had about six 30 day bans though. Twice for using "bitch." Once for "white trash." Actually 5, once for calling Americans entitled and selfish. The first time I said that I got 7 days or so. Oh and once 30 days for saying "don't feed the troll" people on a comment thread. So I guess six then for 30 days and one 7 day. Then they were randomly flagging news articles as spam.
It seems like ever since they had more bot moderators with covid there's more things getting flagged. Oh I just got flagged in August for saying to someone I didn't think they could get any more stupid or nonsensical, yet here we are. 30 days block. "Bullying." *shrug*.
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