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Why Facebook’s new ‘one strike’ policy isn’t enough to address its moderation problems
While these are the most stringent regulations that Facebook has ever introduced, it has…
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Google opposed a shareholder proposal asking for more transparency around its AI algorithms
During Alphabet's 2023 shareholder meeting,Trillium Asset Management proposed asking the search gia…
Thomas Maxwell
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New Zealand's privacy commissioner lashes out at Facebook, calling those behind the company 'morally bankrupt pathological liars'
Australia last week approved new social media laws in the wake of the deadly attack. New legislatio…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Facebook's CTO is so shaken by the toxic and violent content that has overwhelmed the social network that he cried in a New York Times interview
Schroepfer, Facebook's chief technology officer, teared up multiple times during a series of interv…
Paige Leskin
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Twitch, the world's most popular video game streaming service, is developing a porn problem
Like other video platforms, Twitch thrives by making its streaming service easy to use and accessib…
Kevin Webb
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The founder of 8chan, the anonymous online messaging board that's a haven for extremist content, calls for the site to be shut down
Brennan had previously spoken out against 8chan in March in the wake of the deadly shooting in Chri…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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TikTok explicitly calls out white nationalism, white genocide theory, and male supremacy as hate speech
Big Tech platforms are rushing to update policies and try and stem a flood of hate speech.
Chris Stokel-Walker
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ISIS is reportedly using popular Gen Z app TikTok as its newest recruitment tool
A TikTok spokesperson told Business Insider: "Content promoting terrorist organizations has absolut…
Mary Meisenzahl
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'This is what leadership looks like': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez applauds New Zealand for banning assault rifles
"Sandy Hook happened 6 years ago and we can't even get the Senate to hold a vote on universal backg…
David Choi
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Indian vlogger travelled halfway around the world to watch PewDiePie banned video
But, in order to get around the ban, one fan Saiman Waghdhar — popularly known as Saiman Say…
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10 things in tech you need to know today
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Isobel Asher Hamilton,Isobel …
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10 things in tech you need to know today
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, founder of space venture Blue Origin and owner of The Washington Post, parti…
Shona Ghosh
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Hate crimes increased 226% in places Trump held a campaign rally in 2016, study claims
The study measured the correlation between counties that hosted a 2016 campaign rally and the crime…
David Choi
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10 things in tech you need to know today
Have an Amazon Alexa device? Now you can hear 10 Things in Tech each morning. Just search for "Busi…
Shona Ghosh
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Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat execs could be named, shamed, and held personally liable for harmful content under new laws in the UK
The second is issues such as the proliferation of hate content online, and the way young people use…
Shona Ghosh
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern speaks with leaders of Facebook, Google, and Twitter in push to slow the spread of violent content online
New Zealand has been eager to clamp down on malicious social media activity since 50 people were ki…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Sacha Baron Cohen tore into Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook over hate speech, violence, and political lies
Baron Cohen also took issue with Zuckerberg's stance on Holocaust-denial. In an interview with Kara…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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'I'm a very idealistic person': Mark Zuckerberg believes Facebook is still fundamentally a good thing even after Christchurch and Cambridge Analytica
He said: "One of the things that's unclear is what is the definition of a political ad? All of the …
Shona Ghosh
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'Trump has to stop': The president's racist, anti-immigrant rhetoric has encouraged mass shootings, including El Paso, according to hate and extremism expert
On Saturday evening, Trump tweeted "I know that I stand with everyone in this Country to condemn to…
Kat Tenbarge
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The Christchurch massacre is being used by government officials around the world who want to curtail freedom of speech
The price for misidentifying a killer is high: That happened in the Boston Marathon bombing in 2015…