Facebook's Anti-Spam Filter Blocks Legitimate News Stories, Exec Says Issue Resolved


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Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has been falsely flagging posts as spam that are from a number of legitimate news organizations such as the BBC, Axios, The Atlantic and USA Today. 

The issue seems to occur with posts that have too many external links, according to USA Today. It's not only occuring with posts related to the coronavirus, as was initially reported, the newspaper said.

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Users are receiving a message that their post violates Facebook's community standards for spam. 

The BBC, Axios and The Atlantic have also complained of similar issues and have been accused of violating the company's community guidelines.

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Guy Rosen, Facebook's vice president of integrity, said in a tweet Tuesday that the issue stems from an automated system and said it has been resolved. 


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Facebook Price Action

Facebook shares were down 4.96% at $142.01 at the time of publication Wednesday. The stock has a 52-week range between $224.20 and $138.98.

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27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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