Those reports are then sent to human reviewers, the company said in a November video. Facebook didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment and questions about its communications with police.įacebook uses artificial intelligence to detect objectionable material, while relying on the public to flag content that violates its standards. The company does have a page titled “ information for law enforcement authorities ,” but it merely outlines procedures for making legal requests for user account records. Users are also told to contact law enforcement if someone is in immediate danger.įacebook also doesn’t appear to post any public information instructing law enforcement how to report dangerous or criminal video.
A user who clicks on “report live video” gets a choice of objectionable content types to select from, including violence, bullying and harassment. To report live video, a user must know to click on a small set of three gray dots on the right side of the post.
