{"id":239000,"date":"2024-07-02T19:26:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T19:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/meta-is-changing-its-policy-for-the-most-moderated-word-on-its-platforms\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:15:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:15:39","slug":"meta-is-changing-its-policy-for-the-most-moderated-word-on-its-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/meta-is-changing-its-policy-for-the-most-moderated-word-on-its-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta is changing its policy for the most-moderated word on its platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meta is changing a long-running policy regarding the Arabic word \u201cshaheed,\u201d which has been described as the most-moderated word on the company\u2019s apps. The company said in <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/transparency.meta.com\/en-gb\/oversight\/oversight-board-cases\/shaheed-pao\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:an update;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"><\/a> to the Oversight Board that use of the word alone would no longer result in a post\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n<p>The Oversight Board had <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-oversight-board-weighs-in-on-metas-most-moderated-word-100003625.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:criticized;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"><\/a> the company for a \u201cblanket ban\u201d on the word, which is often translated as \u201cmartyr,\u201d though, as the board noted, it can have multiple meanings. Meta\u2019s previous policy, however, didn\u2019t take that \u201clinguistic complexity\u201d into account, which resulted in a disproportionate number of takedowns over a commonly used word. Shaheed, the board said earlier this year, \u201caccounts for more content removals under the Community Standards than any other single word or phrase,\u201d across the company\u2019s apps.<\/p>\n<p>In its latest update, Meta said that it had tested a new approach to moderating the word following a recommendation from the board. \u201cInitial results from our assessment indicate that continuing to remove content when \u201cShaheed\u201d is paired with otherwise violating content \u2013 or when the three signals of violence outlined by the Board are present \u2013 captures the most potentially harmful content without disproportionality impacting voice,\u201d the company wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The change should have a significant impact on Meta\u2019s Arabic-speaking users, who, according to the board, have been unfairly censored as a result of the policy. \u201cThe Oversight Board welcomes Meta\u2019s announcement today that it will implement the Board\u2019s recommendations and introduce significant changes to an unfair policy that led to the censoring of millions of people across its platforms,\u201d the board said in a statement. \u201cThe policy changes on how to moderate the Arabic word \u2018shaheed\u2019 should have a swift impact on when content is removed, with a more nuanced approach ending a blanket ban on a term that Meta has acknowledged is one the most over-enforced on its platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/meta-is-changing-its-policy-for-the-most-moderated-word-on-its-platforms-185016272.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Meta is changing a long-running policy regarding the Arabic word \u201cshaheed,\u201d which has been described as the most-moderated word on the company\u2019s apps. 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