Zuckerberg also notes that the company has been too aggressive in censoring content:
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“Even if our systems mistakenly take down 1% of french guiana b2b leads content, that’s millions of people whose accounts are affected. It’s by far one of the top issues that people report, and mistakenly banning fewer people is clearly a good thing.”
Which seems logical. Oh, accept the fact that the same works in reverse, in that 1% of people being exposed to harmful content, which Zuckerberg has also conceded will happen under this new system, also means that millions of people will be impacted by the same.
So false claims, misinformation, all of these elements that Meta’s now looking to ease back on are going to get more exposure in its apps.
Of course, any percentage of mistakes can be problematic. But surely some mistakes, in order to stop the spread of misleading lies, is better than simply opening the floodgates to the same.
Zuckerberg has also commented on Meta’s approach to Community Notes, the system it’s replicating from X, which it’s expected to launch in the coming months.
“I think Community Notes will be much better for adding context on a wider set of topics than the old program was. Most people rarely if ever saw fact checks, but Community Notes will enable greater coverage based on comments from a broader community.”
Community Notes is a good system, conceptually, in that it enables broader input into key discussion notes, and can help to dispel the distribution of misinformation and misleading claims.
Which seems logical. Oh, accept the fact that the same works in reverse, in that 1% of people being exposed to harmful content, which Zuckerberg has also conceded will happen under this new system, also means that millions of people will be impacted by the same.
So false claims, misinformation, all of these elements that Meta’s now looking to ease back on are going to get more exposure in its apps.
Of course, any percentage of mistakes can be problematic. But surely some mistakes, in order to stop the spread of misleading lies, is better than simply opening the floodgates to the same.
Zuckerberg has also commented on Meta’s approach to Community Notes, the system it’s replicating from X, which it’s expected to launch in the coming months.
“I think Community Notes will be much better for adding context on a wider set of topics than the old program was. Most people rarely if ever saw fact checks, but Community Notes will enable greater coverage based on comments from a broader community.”
Community Notes is a good system, conceptually, in that it enables broader input into key discussion notes, and can help to dispel the distribution of misinformation and misleading claims.