X to open new Texas office to combat child porn
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will open a moderation office in Texas with an emphasis on fighting content linked to child sexual abuse, the company said.
Jan 28, 2024
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Elon Musk's X tells watchdog it has shed 1,000 'safety' staff
Elon Musk's X has shed more than 1,000 staff globally from teams responsible for stopping abusive content online, according to new figures released Thursday by Australia's online watchdog.
Jan 11, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
Study shows AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children
Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report that urges companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the ...
Dec 20, 2023
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EU toughens rules on three major porn platforms
The European Union on Wednesday added three pornographic websites to its list of online platforms that are large enough to come under tougher safety regulation.
Dec 20, 2023
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Internet
Australia targets tech giants with 'harmful content' standards
Australia's internet watchdog wants to force technology giants to crack down on deepfake child abuse material and "pro-terror content" under new, industry-wide protocols being developed in the country.
Nov 20, 2023
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Business
Australia has fined X Australia over child sex abuse material concerns. How severe is the issue? What happens now?
Australia's eSafety Commissioner, Julie Grant, has found X (formerly Twitter) guilty of serious non-compliance to a transparency notice on child sex abuse material. The commissioner has issued X with an infringement notice ...
Oct 17, 2023
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UK reassures big tech over new encryption rules
The British government on Wednesday gave guarantees to instant messaging platforms over concerns that they could be forced to monitor encrypted messages for harmful content.
Sep 6, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
X removing the 'block' feature: Why businesses are better than people at moderating negative comments
In a recent post, the owner of X, (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, announced his plans for the social media platform to remove its blocking feature, except for in direct messages.
Aug 30, 2023
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Internet
In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake porn
Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets—a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Business
'Responsible' AI can protect children on social media, say researchers
New research by academics at Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick argues that "responsible" AI can prevent children from seeing both harmful and legal but harmful content online.
Feb 7, 2023
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