How To Turn Off Post Approval In Facebook Group

Last Updated: 17th June, 2021 15:20 IST

Facebook Launches 'admin Assist' To Help Keep Group Chats Civil

Facebook's AI powered Admin Assist will ensure the content moderation process automatically by raising 'Conflict Alerts' in case of contentious group chats.

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Facebook has launched a bundle of new admin tools including "AI-powered" Participant Approvals and Admin Assist, which will ensure the moderation process by raising 'Conflict Alerts' in case of contentious group chats. The new admin assist can limit the participation "automatically" by declining incoming posts from people, who either, have not been a member of the group very long, lack profile photos, or enable heated exchanges in the groups. Admin Assist will be available after opt-in and will be listed under s dedicated section called "Admin Assist" that will allow the admin of both Private Groups and Public Groups to set up specific tasks based on a range of criteria.

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The new tools will automate the content moderation, preventing spam, promotional content as well as mute or block people who potentially start a problematic conversation. In the weeks ahead, Facebook is set to launch an updated overview dashboard with Admin Home set up. "Admin Home is a simpler, more intuitive destination for all admin tools, settings and features that admins can tailor to their needs," the social media firm explained in a blog post on June 16.

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The new comment moderation will enable group admins to set up their own criteria about what content they want to limit, including both posts and comments. According to Facebook's statement, admins will now be able to use these automated rules to "maintain positive discussions and resolve conflicts within the group" or restrict contentious or unhealthy conversations in their group.

"Admins can temporarily limit how often specific group members can comment, and control how often comments can be made on certain posts that admins select," Facebook said, as it attempts to create a healthier interaction online and resolve conflicts, speedily and automatically.

What can you do with the new 'Admin Assist' on Facebook?

Admin Assist works hand in hand with the existing admin tools, such as post approvals and keyword alerts. According to Facebook, with the Admin Assist, one can avoid "manual review" of the unwanted posts and the contentious chats, as such interactions will automatically go to your 'pending posts for review'. The admin can then either review and undo actions in Activity Log. Basically, facebook's new Admin Assist allows the admins to set up "content controls" by default to keep their groups "safe". Here's what the tool does:

Limit who participates in the group by automatically declining incoming posts from people who haven't been a member of the group very long, those who don't have a profile photo, and many other options.
Restricts posts based on the quality of the content. For example, the admin can limit promotional content by declining posts that include links or that include certain keywords.
Remove posts and turn off commenting on posts, to help to keep discussions positive.
If you have Participant Approval turned on, you can also auto-approve participant requests that meet the criteria you set up.
Admin Assist works in tandem with post-approval — if you have post-approval turned on, incoming posts not impacted by Admin Assist criteria will go to your pending posts for review.
You remain in full control over Admin Assist, with the option to undo specific actions from Admin Assist in your Activity Log, and to change and refine criteria set over time.
You can also share feedback via Admin Assist with people whose posts don't meet each requirement, giving them the option to edit and resubmit their posts for review.
To help you get started, we've included preset criteria you can add, based on how admins moderate their groups today. You can then customize these criteria to best fit your group.