There’s no conspiracy! Facebook Edition

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There’s no conspiracy! Facebook Edition

In this transcript, the speaker begins by discussing recent events related to social media moderation and potential conspiracy theories. They explain that the AI powering moderation is not very intelligent and that big tech companies are facing challenges in moderating content due to the current circumstances. The speaker goes on to share their own experience of having a Facebook post flagged as spam and discusses the bugs in the moderation system and the temporary reliance on AI. They provide reassurance that people are not being targeted or reported and encourage them not to feel alienated or have their mental health impacted by perceived negativity on social networks. The speaker then provides more context by describing a specific Facebook post they made that critiqued the government’s handling of certain issues. They explain how natural language processing tools assess sentiment and discuss their own experiences with being flagged as a result of writing in an emotive fashion.