Violent Videos Are Facebook's Problem
NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook said Wednesday it will hire an additional 3,000 people to review videos of crimes and suicides following the live transmission of several homicides. The social network already counts on 4,500 technicians who watch this type of content. The announcement was made by CEO Mark Zuckerberg on a blog. Facebook has been criticized for not doing enough to combat the transmission of such content, such as a recent murder in Cleveland and the killing of a baby in Thailand. According to the Facebook user agreement, it is prohibited to place videos or messages that glorify violence. But in many cases users are those who report those contents to the company, which then takes them out. In most cases, it is only reviewed and eventually a message is withdrawn if there are user complaints. News reports and messages condemning violence are allowed. This places the company in a delicate situation. Facebook does not want to exercise censorship in case...