Facebook: terrorism content removal as of Q3 2024
In the third quarter of 2024, Facebook took action on 14.9 million pieces of terrorism content, up from 7.5 million pieces of content actioned in the previous quarter.
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Actioned terrorism content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in millions)
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Meta Platforms. (February 1, 2025). Actioned terrorism content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013864/facebook-terrorist-propaganda-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. "Actioned terrorism content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in millions)." Chart. February 1, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013864/facebook-terrorist-propaganda-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. (2025). Actioned terrorism content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013864/facebook-terrorist-propaganda-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. "Actioned Terrorism Content Items on Facebook Worldwide from 4th Quarter 2017 to 3rd Quarter 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013864/facebook-terrorist-propaganda-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms, Actioned terrorism content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013864/facebook-terrorist-propaganda-removal-quarter/ (last visited July 17, 2025)
Actioned terrorism content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Meta Platforms, February 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013864/facebook-terrorist-propaganda-removal-quarter/
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