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Facebook's Automated Moderation Mistakenly Flagged Landmark's Name as Offensive
Facebook's automated system mistakenly labelled posts featuring the seafaring landmark Plymouth Hoe as misogynistic.
- Date it happened
- 2021-01-15
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