When SVT News has reviewed live broadcasts on Facebook and Instagram, we have seen many videos of serious violence and threats being broadcast live or shared on the two platforms, both owned by Facebook.
Several of these have been removed after SVT News sent the material to Facebook.
"We thank you for paying attention to these," the company writes.
We receive written replies to emails after trying for several weeks to get an interview with the company's management.
Violence depictions are taken very seriously, according to the company. Neck cuts and glorifications of violence against humans and animals are removed. Exceptions can be made when the purpose is to alert and condemn, for example, acts of terrorism and animal cruelty. In such cases, a warning can be placed on the picture and made visible only to those who are 18 years and older, Facebook says.
If something is illegal in a country, local authorities may hear. Then the content can be made inaccessible there, even if it does not violate the company's own rules, according to Facebook.
Large investments are being made in digital tools to access hateful content, even in private groups. The big challenge is to understand the context. A derogatory word can be used to offend, but also to highlight injustice. But only during the past year has the technology improved significantly to make such assessments, the company says.
When it comes to violence that spreads and is broadcast live, restrictions to broadcast live have been introduced for people who previously violated the rules. 35,000 people, with knowledge in more than 50 languages, including Swedish, work around the world around the clock to review content. But live broadcasts are "a challenge," Facebook notes, and is now using the help of British police to teach the algorithms to detect violent situations.