Meta admits wrongly suspending Facebook Groups but denies wider problem

Meta says it is "fixing" a problem which has led to Facebook Groups being wrongly suspended - but denied there is a wider problem with its platforms.

In online forums, Group administrators say they have received automated messages stating, incorrectly, that they had violated policies so their Groups had been deleted.

Some Instagram users have complained of similar problems with their own accounts, with many blaming Meta's artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

Meta has acknowledged a "technical error" with Facebook Groups, but says it has not seen evidence of a significant increase in incorrect enforcement of its rules on its platforms more widely.

One Facebook group, where users share memes about bugs, was told it did not follow standards on "dangerous organizations or individuals," according to a post by its founder.

The group, which has more than 680,000 members, was removed but has now been restored.

Another admin, who runs a group on AI which has 3.5 million members, posted on Reddit to say his group and his own account had been suspended for a few hours, with Meta telling him later: "Our technology made a mistake suspending your group."

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