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Twitter now tells users to review their tweets to check for 'harmful or offensive' content before they post
Twitter says the feature can distinguish between offensive content, sarcasm, and "friendly banter."…
Kate Duffy
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Facebook announces new measures to stop spreading harmful content like misinformation and hate speech
Facebook has announced new measures to prevent its interest-based forums called Groups from spreadi…
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Self-harm images and videos are thriving on Elon Musk's Twitter, which is less capable than ever of dealing with it
Self-harm content was widespread on Twitter before and since Elon Musk's takeover. His moves to gut…
Lindsay Dodgson
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A TikToker who labeled a simple-looking wedding ceremony a 'food stamp service' has sparked outrage for promoting harmful stereotypes
A TikToker posted a video of what appeared to be a low-budget at-home wedding ceremony. Viewers are…
Charissa Cheong
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Twitter to label tweets containing harmful, misleading content on COVID-19
Like other digital platforms, including Google and Facebook, Twitter is also undertaking this meas…
PTI
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Facebook removed a Trump post because it violated the company's policies banning 'harmful COVID misinformation'
Facebook reportedly said this was the first time it had taken down a post by President Donald Trump…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Netflix CEO said the company believes content 'doesn't directly translate to real-world harm' in defense of Dave Chappelle special, report says
GLAAD pushed back on the claim, saying media can lead to "real world harm, especially for trans peo…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Influencers like Logan Paul are moving to tropical destinations for a new lifestyle and fresh content, but some say it harms local communities
There's a growing trend of influencers moving to tropical destinations full-time. Some activists an…
Felicia Hou
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Netflix's co-CEO said content doesn't 'translate to real-world harm' in defense of Chappelle's new special. A Netflix documentary suggests otherwise.
The Netflix documentary "Disclosure" makes the case that content can lead to real-world harm agains…
Travis Clark
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Facebook is giving away its technology to fight child porn and regain user trust
The company claims that the software can help smaller developers, non-profit groups and indust…
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Google removes over 1.11 lakh pieces of bad content citing the new India IT Rules
Most of the content it removed was related to copyright violations, while other categories include…
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My Twitter account was suspended after I tweeted the protocol for medication abortion. They said I was 'promoting self-harm.'
I opened Twitter last week to find my account suspended for tweeting the medication-abortion protoc…
Hayley McMahon
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TikTok announces new child safety update that will test organizing content by maturity level
TikTok has a long history of spawning mature trends and content on its platform, including dangerou…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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BTS rapper Suga just released a gritty music video discussing suicide and self-harm. It's a major shift from K-Pop's usual conservative tone.
Suga's new music video contains revelations about his mental health struggles — a topic usual…
Cheryl Teh
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Elon Musk praised Netflix for telling employees to quit if they couldn't work on content they disagreed with. He previously bashed the platform as having a 'woke mind virus.'
Elon Musk called the Netflix guidelines a "good move" after last month saying "the woke mind virus …
Kelsey Vlamis
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Social media platforms deny but content creators and tracking websites confirm that shadowbanning or silent censorship is real
Elon Musk joked about ‘shadowbanning’ first and now content creators confirm that it is real; here …
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Harmful DIY baby formula recipes are reportedly going viral on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube
Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube are not consistently removing or labeling homemade baby formu…
Jyoti Mann
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Gulf states tell Netflix to remove content that 'violates Islamic and societal values and principles'
The statement to Netflix from the six Gulf states did not specify what content to remove, but may b…
Britney Nguyen
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Skyrocketing slurs, racism, and antisemitic content on Twitter may encourage domestic terrorists, report warns: 'Violence is inevitable'
Elon Musk says impressions on posts containing hate speech are down overall, but researchers say sl…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A family has sued Meta, blaming 'addictive' Instagram for daughter's eating disorder and self-harm
"The more Alexis accessed and used the Instagram social media product, the worse her mental and phy…