{"source":{"name":"The Evidence Hub - on the regulation of digital services","url":"https:\/\/evidencehub.net","license":"Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 International"},"data":[{"data":[45,59,72,67,39,40,54,80,50,65,70,72],"name":"Percent of cases removed (approximate)"},{"data":[null,null,null,61,59,55,50,53,56,62,66,64],"name":"Moving average (Interval 4)"}],"_data":[["Month 2017","Percent of cases removed (approximate)","Moving average (Interval 4)"],["January","45"," "],["February","59"," "],["March","72"," "],["April","67","61"],["May","39","59"],["June","40","55"],["July","54","50"],["August","80","53"],["September","50","56"],["October","65","62"],["November","70","66"],["December","72","64"]],"labels":{"name":"Month 2017","values":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"]},"metadata":{"link":"http:\/\/www.inach.net\/the-state-of-cyber-hate\/ ","type":"Solution","unit":"Per cent (%)","year":"2017","title":"Trend in Removal Rates on Facebook Based on the Moving Averages of Percentage of Removed Cases (2017)","topic":"Hate Speech","method":"Data collection","source":"Berecz, Tam\u00e1s and Charlotte Devinat. The State of Cyber Hate (Brussels: International Network Against Cyber Hate, 2018)","sub_topic":"Removal of hate speech","chart_number":"6","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"The chart presents the share of the reported content which was removed by Facebook, based on data collected by the International Network Against Cyber Hate. The report found that, in 2017, Facebook's monthly removal rate varied widely, reaching a maximum level in August (80%) and a minimum in May (around 40%). Overall, Facebook's removal rate trended slightly upward in 2017."}