content moderation

Kenya’s Risk to Ban Fb Might Backfire

[ad_1] In June, World Witness and Foxglove found that Meta continued to approve advertisements in Amharic concentrating on Ethiopian customers…

2 years ago

Meta Was Restricting Abortion Content All Along

[ad_1] Johnsen’s experience is common in the pro-choice activist community. Most of the people who spoke to WIRED say their…

2 years ago

Section 230 Is a Last Line of Defense for Abortion Speech Online

[ad_1] Forced-birth extremists are not satisfied with shutting down abortion clinics. They also want to scrub accurate information about abortion…

2 years ago

Disinfo and Hate Speech Flood TikTok Ahead of Kenya’s Elections

[ad_1] By its very nature, TikTok is harder to moderate than many other social media platforms, according to Cameron Hickey,…

2 years ago

Texas Cites Clarence Thomas to Defend Its Social Media Law

[ad_1] Florida's law remains blocked, and the state is keenly interested in the outcome of the Texas battle. Florida on…

2 years ago

If Tech Fails to Design for the Most Vulnerable, It Fails Us All

[ad_1] What do Russian protesters have in common with Twitter users freaked out about Elon Musk reading their DMs and…

2 years ago

A ‘Radical’ Ruling Lets Texas Ban Social Media Moderation

[ad_1] A federal appeals court has reinstated a Texas state law that bans “censorship” on social media platforms such as…

2 years ago

Ukraine War Prompts Europe’s New Emergency Rules for the Internet

[ad_1] “We have seen how important a role the platforms have [had] in Ukraine. So if there is some kind…

3 years ago

You—Yes, You!—Would Be a Better Owner for Twitter Than Elon Musk

[ad_1] As he toyed with joining Twitter’s board or outright buying the company this week, Elon Musk tweeted a series…

3 years ago