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Redressing Posts

Redress is the term used to correct any false flags which Ferretly produces from a background check.

When using Ferretly, the results of the analysis provided are considered raw data and require human analysis or review. Redressing plays a crucial role in this process by allowing users to remove false flags, correct flagged posts, adjust sentiment, and eliminate irrelevant web and news posts. This article will explain the importance of redressing, who is responsible for it, and how to perform redressing tasks efficiently.

  • Why Redressing is Important

  • Who Performs Redressing

  • Performing Redressing Tasks

Why Redressing is Important

While Ferretly’s Artificial Intelligence capabilities do much of the work as it relates to analyzing a subject’s social media posts, a human analyst is required to properly locate social media profiles and correct any errant flagging or unrelated web and news posts for the subject. The intent of the platform is to remove the most mundane aspects and therefore most error prone by quickly retrieving and analyzing the public posts and presenting the information in a manner that is easily reviewed and corrected by a human. This is often referred to as a human-in-the-loop AI solution.

Who Performs Redressing

If you have Analyst Assistant, then a Ferretly analyst will redress the subject posts. You will only receive a background report on a subject after a Ferretly analyst has already gone over and reviewed the information.

If you do not have Analyst Assistant, then you will need to go through and perform redress tasks to ensure your reports are correct.

Performing Redressing Tasks

Use post filters in order to quickly find all flagged posts for a subject. Then, there are several ways to redress or correct flagged posts: