Facebook plans to hire 3,000 people to review videos and posts of crime and other questionable content following murders shown live on its site.
That’s on top of the 4,500 people Facebook already has for such reviews.
The announcement comes from CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Facebook post Wednesday. This initiative comes after incidents including a Miami Gardens girl who commit suicide via a Facebook Live streaming and a nationwide manhunt for a man who posted the video of a murder on Facebook.
The socials outlet has faced an increased amount of recent criticism criticized for not doing enough to prevent videos — such as a murder in Cleveland and a killing of a baby in Thailand — from spreading on its service.
Videos and posts that glorify violence are against Facebook’s rules, but in most cases, they’re reviewed and possibly removed only if users report them.
News reports and posts that condemn violence are allowed.
This makes for a tricky balancing act for the company.