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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China says state-backed experts crack Apple's AirDrop
Chinese state-backed experts have found a way to identify people who use Apple's encrypted AirDrop messaging service, according to the Beijing municipal government.
Jan 10, 2024
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'No job for humans': the harrowing work of content moderators in Kenya
Trevin Brownie's first day as a content moderator for Facebook is etched in his memory, working out of a subcontractor's nondescript office in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Jun 15, 2023
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Kenya court orders suspension of mass layoff of Facebook moderators
A Kenyan court on Friday ordered the suspension of the mass sacking of scores of content moderators by a subcontractor for Facebook's parent company Meta and directed the social media giant to provide counseling to the employees.
Jun 2, 2023
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One-size-fits-all content moderation fails the Global South, say researchers
Social media companies need content moderation systems to keep users safe and prevent the spread of misinformation, but these systems are often based on Western norms, and unfairly penalize users in the Global South, according ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Users trust AI as much as humans for flagging problematic content
Social media users may trust artificial intelligence (AI) as much as human editors to flag hate speech and harmful content, according to researchers at Penn State.
Sep 16, 2022
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Facebook fails again to detect hate speech in ads
The test couldn't have been much easier—and Facebook still failed.
Jun 9, 2022
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Researcher creates free comment moderation software for YouTube
As an expert in building a safer and fairer internet, Rutgers Assistant Professor Shagun Jhaver long suspected that digital content creators from minority groups suffered disproportionate online harassment. But when he heard ...
May 3, 2022
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Facebook moderators press for pandemic safety protections
More than 200 Facebook content moderators demanded better health and safety protections Wednesday as the social media giant called the workers back to the office during the pandemic.
Nov 19, 2020
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Facebook is using AI to stem dangerous and false posts
Facebook has come under withering criticism this past year from folks who say the company is not doing enough to stem hate speech, online harassment and the spread of false news stories.
