Jul 02, 2021 11:25:00

Facebook tests a feature that alerts users, 'Are you worried that your acquaintance is becoming radical?'

Facebook is keeping an eye out for radical groups and individuals

, including removing accounts of white supremacists who incite riots and banning the use of the conspiracy theorist group QAnon altogether. Meanwhile, it became clear that Facebook is testing a new feature that displays a pop-up notification that says 'Are you worried that your acquaintance is becoming radical?'

Facebook warns users they may have been exposed to'harmful' extremists | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/media/facebook-warns-users-have-been-exposed-harmful-extremists

Facebook Prods Users Who've Been Exposed to'Extremist Content' to Get Help | PCMag
https://www.pcmag.com/news/facebook-prods-users-whove-been-exposed-to-extremist-content-to-get-help

On July 1, 2021, multiple users reported receiving a notification on Facebook stating 'Are you worried that your acquaintance is becoming radical?' The notice said, 'We are paying attention to preventing nonviolence on Facebook. People in the same situation as you have confidentiality support.' When I clicked on the link, I was taken to the 'Life After Hate ' page, which was described as 'a non-profit organization that supports people who want to get rid of hatred and solve problems in a non-violent way.'

In addition, another user reported receiving a notification that 'you may have recently been exposed to harmful extremist content.'

When Fox News, an overseas media outlet, contacted Facebook regarding this matter, the company responded that it was 'testing.' 'This test is our comprehensive effort to provide Facebook resources and support to users who may have been involved in, exposed to, or know who has been exposed to radical content. 'We want to partner with NGOs and experts to share more information in the future,' he said.

However, Facebook did not answer the question, 'How do you judge content to be radical or harmful?' One of the users who received the notification said, 'I feel like I live in an extreme surveillance society,' and some Facebook users who received the notification were disliked. ..