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Social Media’s Impact on Homeland Security

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Questioner: Gary Peters

Narrative: ConcealmentHarm: Hate speechDesign feature: Content Algorithm
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Gary Peters

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QuestionCiting a Frances Haugen document estimating Meta's hate-speech takedown rate at 3–5%, Peters asks whether that internal estimate was accurate.

ResponseMeta disputes the accuracy of the internal 3–5% estimate cited from the Haugen disclosures, calling it a rough, unverified figure by a single data scientist that conflated prevalence (views) with raw content counts and ignored demotion/prevention measures, and points to its own reported 0.02% prevalence figure instead.