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2024-08-09 17:04:59 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 52A9F41B4AAA7CBF4C2D1AFC29E5C4B9E7107B545A626C447EB54E7C0CDB586A
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At the time, yes. Facebook concluded their algorithim was in error because it was "race-blind" and was detecting what Facebook considered to be less harmful content like "men are pigs". The article heading stems from a 2021 Washington Post article. https://web.archive.org/web/20221107135503/https://en-volve.com/2021/12/04/facebooks-race-blind-algorithm-backfires-in-their-face-finds-90-of-hate-speech-was-directed-toward-white-people-and-men/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/21/facebook-algorithm-biased-race/
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