Facebook's AI is erroneously banning ads for struggling businesses

[Bradley Prior]

Facebook's AI is erroneously banning ads for struggling businesses

New York-based businesswoman Ruth Harrigan usually sells her honey and beeswax products in souvenir shops. But with Covid-19 pausing tourism, she’s been almost entirely dependent on Facebook ads to drive online sales. [Bloomberg]

 

[murray654]

Lets let AI do more important stuff than just run Facebook ads. What could go wrong?

 

[|tera|]

What a bunch of sht.
Couldn't even finish the article.

These businesses don't have any savvy if their entire operations are Facebook based.

Geez, one woman had one day downtime and she's moaning like childbirth.

Grow up.

 

[CAPS LOCK]

What a bunch of sht.
Couldn't even finish the article.

These businesses don't have any savvy if their entire operations are Facebook based.

Geez, one woman had one day downtime and she's moaning like childbirth.

Grow up.

Had same thoughts. Such a loooong waffle about mostly nonsense.

 

[markings]

"Appealing these often-automated decisions has also become a lot harder. “Due to a temporary reduction in our review capacity as a result of Covid-19, we could not always offer our users the option to appeal,” Facebook wrote in its third-quarter report."

They haven't heard of 'work from home' and hundreds if not thousands of people who would love to have some work?

 

[supersunbird]

What a bunch of sht.
Couldn't even finish the article.

These businesses don't have any savvy if their entire operations are Facebook based.

Geez, one woman had one day downtime and she's moaning like childbirth.

Grow up.

Great to know you won't be here moaning about R75 000 in lost revenue from some SA business disabling your internet profile or server hosting or whatever in error.

 

[|tera|]

Great to know you won't be here moaning about R75 000 in lost revenue from some SA business disabling your internet profile or server hosting or whatever in error.

There's a complete difference to reality and your snide remark.

If you can't distinguish the difference then that's your problem.