Tech Companies Are Reconsidering an Old Enemy
[ad_1] As the midterm election season kicks into high gear, platforms across the web will begin rolling out enhanced protections to guard against digital threats to the democratic process. While…
The Quest to Find Twitter’s Elusive Bot Team
[ad_1] I turn my attention to Dublin, where I find Fabian (not his real name), a former moderator who, until earlier this year, worked for Twitter via the outsourcing company…
This Student’s Side Project Will Help Decide Musk vs. Twitter
[ad_1] August 5 was not a normal day for Kaicheng Yang. It was the day after a US court published Elon Musk’s argument on why he should no longer have…
Brazil’s Far Right Plots Its Own January 6 Insurrection
[ad_1] Telegram did not respond to a request fof comment. Telegram was used heavily by organizers of the January 6 riot in the US. The platform is unmoderated, with small…
Bogus Fears of Censorship Could Spell the End of Content Moderation
[ad_1] Hi, everyone. Glad to hear from Joe Biden that the pandemic is over. But who’s going to tell the coronavirus? The Plain View The linguist George Lakoff is famous…
Telegram Has a Serious Doxing Problem
[ad_1] Burmese influencer Han Nyein Oo rose to prominence in 2020, posting memes and gossip about Burmese celebrities on Facebook to an audience that grew to several hundred thousand people…
Kenya’s Threat to Ban Facebook Could Backfire
[ad_1] In June, Global Witness and Foxglove found that Meta continued to approve ads in Amharic targeting Ethiopian users that included hate speech and calls for violence. Facebook has been…
A Lawsuit Against Meta Shows the Emptiness of Social Enterprises
[ad_1] Earlier this year, Meta and its largest content moderation partner in Africa, Sama, were accused of union busting, forced labor, and human trafficking. The lawsuit claims that “misleading job…