Facebook Rigorously Removes News Articles Mentioning Pirate Service “MagisTV”
Facebook has several anti-piracy tools and technologies to keep problematic content off the platform. This apparently includes automated keyword filters that ban mentions of piracy-related terms, regardless of the context. This resulted in the removal of several MagisTV news articles, including a press release from anti-piracy coalition ACE. Trying to spot these errors is not without risk either, as Facebook bans repeat offenders.
Similar to other social media platforms, Facebook has to battle a constant stream of copyrighted material, much of it posted by users who have no permission to do so.
For example, Facebook uses its “Rights Manager” tool to automatically detect infringing material and allow owners to take down or monetize the content. In addition, Facebook also uses third-party tools and in-house technology to address the problem.
With these proactive tools, the social media giant hopes to help copyright holders protect their rights. At the same time, it also keeps the takedown notice volume low, which saves resources.
