Facebook failed to prevent test ads from threatening midterm election officials

December 02, 2022 By Jozeph P

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Before last month's US midterm elections, Facebook approved 15 of 20 test ads threatening election workers. The experiments used "clear" language that was possibly easy to detect and were based on real threats. In some situations, the social network also permitted advertisements following incorrect changes. The ads were a "small sample" that didn't represent what users saw on platforms like Facebook. Both services stopped all threats and banned the test accounts. A Facebook spokesperson said its ability to counter election threats "exceeds" that of rivals. Also Read: How to Retrieve Your Facebook Data and Deactivate Your Account The ads would have been excluded before they went live, but it demonstrates Meta's reliance on AI moderation. It runs the risk of greenlighting ads that will go unnoticed until they are seen by the general public.

By Jozeph P

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