Meta attributed the spike to a bug in its media-matching technology.
Meta’s photo-and-video service Instagram also took action against more terrorism and organized hate content because of this bug.
The error also affected other types of content.
The company said it’s been taking more steps to prevent content moderation errors from happening.
Meta is testing new AI technology that learns from appeals and content that’s restored.
Rosen added that he didn’t have any more details to share about what specific steps Facebook is considering.