Facebook wants to know if your friends are becoming extremists


Facebook said the small test, which is only on its main platform, was running in the United States as a pilot for a global approach to prevent radicalisation on the site. — Technology vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com

Facebook Inc is starting to warn some users they might have seen “extremist content” on the social media site, the company said on July 1.

Screenshots shared on Twitter showed a notice asking “Are you concerned that someone you know is becoming an extremist?” and another that alerted users “you may have been exposed to harmful extremist content recently”. Both included links to “get support”.

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