Facebook censors Le Gorafi for violence and provocation

On October 22, 2020, Gorafi published a new humorous post on his Facebook account. The satirical media had fun Latest announcements from Jean CastexFrench Prime Minister in the fight against coronavirus. “The next thing I see is a person with a mask under their nose with a look of pain on their face.” Gorafi said.

This post was clearly meant to be taken at a secondary level. An impossible task for Facebook’s algorithms. This was on October 27, 2020, The broadcast was censored by the social network due to violence and provocationreported Gorafi on his official Twitter account.

Facebook restores Gorafi’s post

“Your post goes against our community standards regarding violence and provocation. […] These standards aim to prevent and eliminate offline hazards. Facebook explains. We believe that moderation algorithms reacted to the “pain on your face” and interpreted the post as a threat or incitement to violence.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network’s moderation algorithms are far from perfect. This is not unusual algorithms censor harmless content. Recently, Facebook mistakenly censored a photo of onions in a basket for nudity. A few years ago, the social network also censored a photo of Macron for sexual acts.

Following Gorafi’s warning on Twitter, Facebook teams investigated the censored post. “Thank you for your report. @le_gorafi. The content in question was recently restored by our teams” Facebook ad. It is clear that a moderator is analyzing the content and I understand the second degree. Have you ever been censored on Twitter for no reason? We’re looking forward to your feedback in the comments.