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Facebook's Automated Moderation Flagged Gardening Group's Language Use by Mistake

Facebook's automated system flagged gardening groups' use of "hoe" and violent language against bugs as a violation by mistake.

Date it happened
2021-07-20
Organisation involved
Facebook
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