There are two notable exceptions, however. Violent and graphic content increased from 0.06%-0.07% at the end of 2024 to .09% in the first quarter of 2025.

The rise in harmful content coincides with a marked decrease in the number of posts removed from the platform. In Q1 2025, 3.4 million pieces of content were actioned under Meta's hate speech ...

During the 2024 presidential election, polling from NORC and the University of Chicago Project on Security and Threats found ...

There has been a rise of around 37.82 per cent in hate speech on social media platform Facebook and 86 per cent jump in violent and inciting content on Instagram in April, according to a monthly ...

A gunman entered the homes of two Minnesota lawmakers on June 14, killing one representative and her spouse and wounding the ...

Inside Facebook, Jan. 6 violence fueled anger, regret over missed warning signs. ... As Jan. 6 approached, Facebook began tracking a rise in toxic content on its platforms, ...

Facebook engagement with both kinds of deceptive sites has increased 242 percent since this time in 2016, GMF found, with the vast majority of that growth happening in the past year, since the ...

Facebook is the target of a new lawsuit from the sister of a slain federal officer who claims the tech giant’s algorithms and drive for revenue played an active role encouraging her brother’s ...

Facebook sees rise in violent content and harassment after policy changes. ... Violent and graphic content increased from 0.06%-0.07% at the end of 2024 to .09% in the first quarter of 2025.

PALO ALTO – Facebook Inc has seen an increase in signals indicating potential future acts of violence associated with efforts to contest the result of the U.S. presidential election since the Capitol ...

According to the reports, Facebook saw an uptick in violent content, bullying and harassment despite an overall decrease in the amount of content taken down by Meta. The reports are the first time ...