“Social media companies have the capability to write algorithms that can remove hate content within seconds”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Morrison's claim is wishful thinking. YouTube and Facebook already use algorithms to detect hate content which is then reviewed by people. But ensuring such material is removed "at a moment's notice" requires a fully automated approach — something experts told Fact Check is not currently possible. Experts also dismissed Mr Morrison's comparison of content-detection systems and targeted advertising, saying the two technologies were completely different. Still, the data social media companie...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Scott Morrison (Prime Minister) made this claim around 20 March 2019. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 18 April 2019, 29 days later. Its rating was “Wishful thinking”.
Scott Morrison has 18 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 11 misleading or mixed and 3 true.
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