How Facebook Decides When to Censor Videos of Murder and Suicide—And When to Show Them
http://www.newsweek.com/how-facebook-decides-when-censor-videos-murder-and-suicide-and-when-show-them-951694
Imagine that two Facebook users post videos of people “self-immolating,” or setting themselves on fire. Both videos contain graphic footage that’s hard to look at, information about the context, and a caption interpreting it. Maybe one user thinks it’s an important display, and one thinks it’s funny.
How does Facebook know which one to censor?