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Meta 'found mistakes and made changes' to address Threads moderation issues

Meta will fix “mistakes” in how Threads enforces its rules after days of complaints about the company’s handling of content moderation on the service.

In one prominent example, a number of users reported that their accounts had been penalized for using the word “cracker” or “saltines.” Mosseri didn’t explain exactly why these types of mistakes occurred, but said that one of the company’s internal tools “ broke,” which prevented human reviewers from seeing “sufficient context” about the posts they were moderating. The biggest news stories this morning: Tesla’s robotaxi, the Cybercab, Intel’s 15th-gen CPUs are all about power efficiency and thermals, Nintendo is looking for 10,000 testers for a new Switch Online feature. A new DLC pack for PowerWash Simulator will let you give a good scrub down to Shrek's swamp, Hansel's Honeymoon Hideaway and the perfect town of Duloc.

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