Facebook group administrators are suing a massive ban – Meta says it is fixing the issue

After the waves of A massive ban affecting Instagram and Facebook Like the users, Meta users now complain that the Facebook group is also affected by the mass suspension. Organized according to individual complaints Efforts on sites like Reddit To share information, the ban has affected thousands of groups both in the US and abroad, spanning various categories.

When asked for comment, Meta spokesman Andy Stone confirmed that the company is aware of the issue and is working to fix it.

“We are aware of the technical errors that have affected our Facebook group. We are now fixing things,” he told TechCrunch in an emailed statement.

The reason for the massive ban is still unknown, but many suspect that AI-based moderation errors could be held liable.

Based on information shared by affected users, many of the hanging Facebook groups are not the type to regularly face moderation concerns, as they focus on savings tips and transactions, parenting support, dog or cat owner groups, game groups, Pokemon groups, and group of mechanical keyboard enthusiasts.

Facebook Group Admins reports that they have received vague violation notifications related to “terrorism-related” content and nudity.

Some affected groups are smaller in size, but many are larger, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and even Millions of users.

Those who organized to share tips on the issue advised to wait a few days to see if the suspension would automatically turn back when the bug is fixed, rather than pleading with others to ban the group.

Currently, Reddit’s Facebook Community (R/Facebook) teeth Filled and Posts from group Administrator and users Who is teeth anger About Recent purge. Some people report that All the groups they run It was deleted all at once. Incredible about the supposed violation – like a group of bird photos with less than 1 million users Flag for nude.

Others claim that their group is already well moderated against spam – Family friendly Pokemon group There are nearly 200,000 members, whose title is “Dangerous Organization” or Millions of interior design groupsI received the same violation.

At least some Facebook group administrators who pay for Meta’s verified subscriptions, including priority customer support, were able to get help. However, others have reported that their group has been suspended or removed entirely.

It is unknown whether the issue is related to the recent ban. It affects meta users As an individual, however, this seems to be a growing problem across social networks.

In addition to Facebook and Instagram, social networks like Pinterest and Tumblr have faced complaints about mass suspensions in recent weeks, with users suspecting that AI-Automated Moderation’s efforts being held liable.

Pinterest at least admits the mistake, and large bans Internal errorbut denied that AI is a problem. Tumblr stated the issue It was associated with testing the new content filtering system, but did not clarify whether the system is related to AI.

When asked last week Instagram banMeta declined to comment. User is now Circulate the petition It has received over 12,380 signatures so far, asking Meta to address the issue. othersincluding people whose business has been affected Pursuit Legal measures.

Meta has not yet shared what is causing problems with either individual accounts or groups.