AI Incident Database - Incident 796
Source evidence cited by public records. This page shows where the source is used, its trust tier, and when it was last checked in the seed.
Records using this source
- facebook-users
entity | 2 July 2026 | 70%
facebook-users - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- emergency-responders
entity | 6 May 2026 | 70%
emergency-responders - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- california-residents
entity | 16 Sept 2024 | 70%
california-residents - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- disaster-relief-workers
entity | 16 Sept 2024 | 70%
disaster-relief-workers - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- facebook-users-in-disaster-zones
entity | 16 Sept 2024 | 70%
facebook-users-in-disaster-zones - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- fire-safety-coordinators
entity | 16 Sept 2024 | 70%
fire-safety-coordinators - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- wildfire-evacuees
entity | 16 Sept 2024 | 70%
wildfire-evacuees - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- Facebook's Content Moderation System Flagged and Removed Emergency Updates as Spam During Wildfires
event | 16 Sept 2024 | 82%
Facebook's AI moderation system wrongly flagged and removed dozens of posts containing vital emergency information during California's wildfire season, including real-time updates on evacuations and fire tracking. Posts from official sources like Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service were marked as spam, potentially endangering lives by restricting access to crucial updates. Despite user complaints, the issue persisted, with Facebook acknowledging the problem only after media…