Facebook estimates hate speech seen in 1 out of 1000 views on its platform

Facebook Inc for the first time on Thursday disclosed numbers on the prevalence of hate speech on its platform, saying that out of every 10,000 content views in the third quarter, 10 to 11 included hate speech.The world’s largest social media company, under scrutiny over its policing of abuses, particularly around November’s U.S.presidential election, released the estimate in its quarterly content moderation report.

On a call with reporters, Facebook’s head of safety and integrity Guy Rosen said that from March 1 to the Nov. 3 election, the company removed more than 265,000 pieces of content from Facebook and Instagram in the United States for violating its voter interference policies.