Meta said that its new policies had helped reduce erroneous content removals in the US by half without broadly exposing users to more offensive content than before the changes. Removals increased in only one major rules category—suicide and self-harm content—out of the 11 that Meta lists. The amount of content Meta removes fluctuates regularly from quarter to quarter, and a number of factors could have contributed to the dip in takedowns. “This was in part because of the changes we made to ensure we are making fewer mistakes. In some categories, such as nudity, Meta’s systems were slightly more proactive compared to the previous quarter.