After Murder, Facebook to Hire 3,000 People to Review Videos

After Murder, Facebook to Hire 3,000 People to Review Videos

Author: Angela Moscaritolo / Source: Entrepreneur Facebook last month pledged to "do better" after a man in Cleveland shot and killed an

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After Murder, Facebook to Hire 3,000 People to Review Videos

Facebook last month pledged to “do better” after a man in Cleveland shot and killed an elderly individual and posted a video of the murder on the social network. Now, the company is making good on that promise.

In a Wednesday post, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will be adding 3,000 people to its community operations team to “review the millions of reports we get every week, and improve the process for doing it quickly.” That’s on top of the 4,500 reviewers Facebook currently employs.

“Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook — either live or in video posted later,” Zuckerberg wrote. “It’s heartbreaking, and I’ve been reflecting on how we can do better for our community. If we’re going to build a safe community, we need to respond quickly.”

He went on to…

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