Facebook hate speech removal per quarter 2024

During the second quarter of 2024, Facebook removed 7.2 million pieces of hate speech content, down from 7.4 million in the first quarter of 2024. Between April and June 2021, the social network removed a record number of over 31 million pieces of hate speech. Bullying and harassment content is also present on Facebook.

Actioned hate speech content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in millions)

Characteristic	Number of content items taken action on in millions
2024Q2	7.2
2024Q1	7.4
2023Q4	7.4
2023Q3	9.6
2023Q2	18
2023Q1	10.7
2022Q4	11
2022Q3	10.6
2022Q2	13.5
2022Q1	15.1
2021Q4	17.4
2021Q3	22.3
2021Q2	31.5
2021Q1	25.2
2020Q4	23.7
2020Q3	13.5
2020Q2	13.8
2020Q1	9.5
2019Q4	5.5
2019Q3	6.9
2019Q2	4.3
2019Q1	4
2018Q4	3.4
2018Q3	2.9
2018Q2	2.5
2018Q1	2.5
2017Q4	1.6

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

August 2024

More information

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

Q4 2017 to Q2 2024

Supplementary notes

According to Facebook, "We define hate speech as violent or dehumanizing speech, statements of inferiority, calls for exclusion or segregation based on protected characteristics, or slurs. These characteristics include race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, caste, sex, gender, gender identity, and serious disability or disease. When the intent is clear, we may allow people to share someone else's hate speech content to raise awareness or discuss whether the speech is appropriate to use, to use slurs self-referentially in an effort to reclaim the term, or for other similar reasons."

Citation formats