Facebook has defended its"reporting tools" after ex-rugby league player Mark Geyer took aim at the"NRL Memes" page, which falsely suggested his daughter had been caught up in the NRL's latest sex tapes scandal.The NRL has had a horror off-season with the publication on social media of old sex tapes involving players
Geyer, a former Penrith player and media identity, has threatened legal action against the page after it suggested his daughter, Montanna, was one of two women featured in the Tyrone May sex tapes.A Facebook spokeswoman said the page was subsequently removed for violating the company's"community standards"."We have reporting tools built in around the site to try to ensure that people can let us know if that type of content is on our service," she said in Sydney.
"We are increasingly using automation to try to help us better and more quickly and proactively identify harmful content even before it is reported to us," Ms Garlick said when quizzed about the time it took to remove the NRL Memes post.