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Facebook apologises for blocking homemade mask volunteer groups
Facebook apologised after its automated systems blocked volunteer groups sharing information about making and donating homemade masks for the medical community. The systems were set up to prevent the sale of medical masks but inadvertently hampered donation efforts. Facebook said it would update its systems to avoid such mistakes.
- Date it happened
- 2020-03-01
- Organisation involved
- Product, system or model
- Mask-related content moderation system
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