From XXX to cookery? Erotic site OnlyFans seeks to shift debate
A year is a long time in the history of OnlyFans, an online platform where people sell erotic photos and videos to their subscribers.
Nov 2, 2022
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Young social media users help train machine learning program to flag sexual conversations
In a first-of-its-kind effort, social media researchers from Drexel University, Vanderbilt University, Georgia Institute of Technology and Boston University are turning to young social media users to help build a machine ...
Apr 24, 2023
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New analytics tools detect and disrupt sex trafficking activities
Groundbreaking modeling detailed in new research in the INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics is being credited with helping lead to the arrest of dozens of suspects in human trafficking rings in Alabama.
Jan 9, 2023
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London police to use face scan tech, stoking privacy fears
London police will start using facial recognition cameras to pick out suspects from street crowds in real time, in a major advance for the controversial technology that raises worries about automated surveillance and erosion ...
Jan 24, 2020
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Facebook reports progress on curbing hateful, abusive content
Facebook said Thursday it has made progress in curbing hate speech and other abusive content on its platform with improved automated tools complementing its human reviewers.
Nov 19, 2020
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Singapore proposes new law to tackle harmful online content
Social media sites could be blocked or fined in Singapore if they fail to stop users in the tightly-controlled country from accessing "harmful" content under a proposed law introduced in parliament on Monday.
Oct 3, 2022
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Tech leaders face threat of prison under new UK online bill
Tech bosses face criminal prosecution if they fail to comply with proposed British rules aimed at ensuring people are safe online, the U.K. government said Thursday as it unveiled the draft legislation in Parliament.
Mar 17, 2022
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Suit says Meta board 'turned blind eye' to human trafficking
A shareholder lawsuit filed late Monday accuses board members of Instagram and Facebook parent Meta of shirking their duties by ignoring human and sex trafficking on the tech giant's social platforms.
Mar 22, 2023
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Zuckerberg meets EU officials as bloc's new tech rules loom
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met top European Union officials on a visit to Brussels on Monday, days before the bloc is expected to release new proposals on regulating artificial intelligence.
Feb 17, 2020
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Teens on social media need both protection and privacy. AI could help get the balance right
Meta announced on Jan. 9, 2024, that it will protect teen users by blocking them from viewing content on Instagram and Facebook that the company deems to be harmful, including content related to suicide and eating disorders. ...
Jan 31, 2024
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