Consumer & Gadgets
Government legislation to flag and moderate dangerous content on social media can be effective in reducing harm, even on fast-paced platforms such as X (formerly Twitter) new research shows.
Aug 14, 2023
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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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The content moderation policy adopted by Meta at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic to rein in misinformation on Facebook has proved no great obstacle to users capable to finding work arounds according to a new study by digital ...
Mar 22, 2024
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A Microsoft engineer is sounding alarms about offensive and harmful imagery he says is too easily made by the company's artificial intelligence image-generator tool, sending letters on Wednesday to U.S. regulators and the ...
Mar 6, 2024
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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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Flagging, demotion, and deletion of content; temporary or permanent suspension of users—these are some of the interventions used to keep social media platforms safe, trustworthy, and free from harmful content. But what ...
Nov 7, 2023
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TikTok said Wednesday it pulled four million "violative" videos in the EU in September, in its first transparency report since a new law against illegal and harmful content came into force across the bloc.
Oct 25, 2023
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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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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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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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