Facebook developing artificial intelligence to flag offensive live videos

Facebook Inc (FB.O) is working on automatically flagging offensive material in live video streams, building on a growing effort to use artificial intelligence to monitor content, said Joaquin Candela, the company’s director of applied machine learning.

The social media company has been embroiled in a number of content moderation controversies this year, from facing international outcry after removing an iconic Vietnam War photo due to nudity, to allowing the spread of fake news on its site.

Facebook has historically relied mostly on users to report offensive posts, which are then checked by Facebook employees against company "community standards." Decisions on especially thorny content issues that might require policy changes are made by top executives at the company.

Faceboook increased presence in Britain

Facebook says it will expand its presence in the UK with 50% in 2017, joining the US technology company Google, to increase investment in the UK, despite the vote to leave the European Union.

The social network says it will employ 500 people, adding a thousand of such work in the UK, as plans to open a new office in London next year.

Before Brexit referendum in June, pro companies stay in the country warned that a number of international companies will reduce their presence if Britain withdrew from the EU, making a less attractive place for investment, Reuters reports.

Facebook on Monday but said that is not the case. "The UK remains one of the best places to be a technology company, and is an important part of the history of Facebook," said the vice The company's president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Nicola Mendelhson a conference.

Expansion of Facebook comes after Google said earlier Alphabet company that would invest in thousands of extra engineers as part of its movement in a new building in London.