The amount of posts that face book is allowing has been questionable for a long time
Facebook has in many instances refused to remove dozens of extremist and child pornography even after the social network’s moderators were rightly informed of the potentially illegal content.
Using a counterfeit profile set up last month, a journalist discovered images and videos praising Islamic State and recent deadly attacks in London and Egypt, along with graphic images of child abuse, and asked site moderators to remove them.
Facebook moderators took off some of reported images but didn't touch pro-jihadist posts extoling recent attacks and advocating for new ones.
The company appeared to take action only after The said journalist identified itself as reporting a story on the matter.
Failure to remove content which is illegal under British law after company officials have been informed of its existence could expose Facebook to criminal prosecution for its part in encouraging the publication and distribution of such imagery.
The social media giant faces new laws in countries around the world to force it to move faster to fight illegal content but it has struggled to keep pace as unlawful posts can reappear as fast as they are identified and taken down.
A Facebook spokesman said the company had now removed all the images identified as possibly illegal, admitting that they violated their policies and have no place on Facebook.
Facebook Vice President of Operations, Justin Osofsky said tendered apology in a statement on behalf of Facebook.
He said that they can do better, and will continue to work hard to live up to the high callibre people rightly expected of Facebook.
A spokesman for London’s Metropolitan Police advised individuals to report extremist content to it via an online form.
It declined to comment on whether it was investigating if Facebook failed to act when informed of the unlawful content.
“Where material violates UK terrorism laws, the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit will, where possible, seek the removal of the content by working with the relevant internet hosting company,” the spokesman said.
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