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Meta Shifts Content Moderation, Aligning with Musk's Approach
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to Facebook and Instagram's content moderation policies, including eliminating fact-checkers, relaxing restrictions on sensitive topics, and relocating its moderation team to Texas; these changes align with Elon Musk's approach on X, and Zuckerberg al...
Meta Shifts Content Moderation, Aligning with Musk's Approach
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to Facebook and Instagram's content moderation policies, including eliminating fact-checkers, relaxing restrictions on sensitive topics, and relocating its moderation team to Texas; these changes align with Elon Musk's approach on X, and Zuckerberg al...
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52% Bias Score
Severe PTSD Diagnosed in 81% of Assessed Kenyan Facebook Content Moderators
A lawsuit filed in Kenya alleges that 81% of 144 assessed Facebook content moderators suffered severe PTSD due to exposure to graphic content, highlighting the mental health toll of the job and prompting calls for greater protection for these workers.
Severe PTSD Diagnosed in 81% of Assessed Kenyan Facebook Content Moderators
A lawsuit filed in Kenya alleges that 81% of 144 assessed Facebook content moderators suffered severe PTSD due to exposure to graphic content, highlighting the mental health toll of the job and prompting calls for greater protection for these workers.
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48% Bias Score
Kenyan Facebook Moderators Sue Meta for PTSD
185 former Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing Meta and its outsourcing firm, Samasource, for severe PTSD, depression, and anxiety resulting from exposure to graphic content, alleging inadequate support and unsafe working conditions.
Kenyan Facebook Moderators Sue Meta for PTSD
185 former Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing Meta and its outsourcing firm, Samasource, for severe PTSD, depression, and anxiety resulting from exposure to graphic content, alleging inadequate support and unsafe working conditions.
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52% Bias Score
Mass PTSD Diagnoses Among Facebook Moderators in Kenya Spark Lawsuit
A lawsuit against Meta and Samasource Kenya alleges that over 140 Facebook content moderators in Kenya developed severe PTSD, GAD, and MDD from exposure to graphic content, highlighting the human cost of social media moderation and outsourcing practices.
Mass PTSD Diagnoses Among Facebook Moderators in Kenya Spark Lawsuit
A lawsuit against Meta and Samasource Kenya alleges that over 140 Facebook content moderators in Kenya developed severe PTSD, GAD, and MDD from exposure to graphic content, highlighting the human cost of social media moderation and outsourcing practices.
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40% Bias Score
PAFACAA Mandates TikTok Data Portability Before Potential Ban
The Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACAA) requires TikTok to provide users with all their account data in a machine-readable format before January 19, 2024, to allow for data transfer to other platforms before a potential ban; TikTok has an in-app tool for...
PAFACAA Mandates TikTok Data Portability Before Potential Ban
The Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACAA) requires TikTok to provide users with all their account data in a machine-readable format before January 19, 2024, to allow for data transfer to other platforms before a potential ban; TikTok has an in-app tool for...
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40% Bias Score
Telegram to Collaborate with IWF to Combat CSAM
Telegram, a messaging app with 950 million users, will collaborate with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM) after its founder Pavel Durov was arrested in Paris for alleged failure to moderate illegal content; this follows years of Telegram refusing to eng...
Telegram to Collaborate with IWF to Combat CSAM
Telegram, a messaging app with 950 million users, will collaborate with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM) after its founder Pavel Durov was arrested in Paris for alleged failure to moderate illegal content; this follows years of Telegram refusing to eng...
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52% Bias Score
Meta Appoints Conservative Joel Kaplan to Lead Global Affairs
Meta replaces its head of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, with Joel Kaplan, a former George W. Bush advisor and a known conservative figure, signaling a potential shift in the company's political strategy and approach to content moderation.
Meta Appoints Conservative Joel Kaplan to Lead Global Affairs
Meta replaces its head of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, with Joel Kaplan, a former George W. Bush advisor and a known conservative figure, signaling a potential shift in the company's political strategy and approach to content moderation.
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52% Bias Score
Bluesky's Growing Pains: Rapid Growth Brings Censorship, Scams, and User Revolts
Bluesky, a social media platform with nearly 25 million users, faces challenges including government censorship (blocked in China and Pakistan), a surge in scam accounts after the Brazil X ban, copyright complaints, and significant user backlash against journalist Jesse Singal, leading to increased ...
Bluesky's Growing Pains: Rapid Growth Brings Censorship, Scams, and User Revolts
Bluesky, a social media platform with nearly 25 million users, faces challenges including government censorship (blocked in China and Pakistan), a surge in scam accounts after the Brazil X ban, copyright complaints, and significant user backlash against journalist Jesse Singal, leading to increased ...
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52% Bias Score
Holocaust Remembrance Groups Leave X Over Hate Speech Concerns
In mid-December 2024, about 17 Holocaust remembrance organizations and 22 individuals deactivated their X accounts due to Elon Musk's support of a racist replacement theory and the platform's perceived increase in disinformation and hate speech since October 2022.
Holocaust Remembrance Groups Leave X Over Hate Speech Concerns
In mid-December 2024, about 17 Holocaust remembrance organizations and 22 individuals deactivated their X accounts due to Elon Musk's support of a racist replacement theory and the platform's perceived increase in disinformation and hate speech since October 2022.
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52% Bias Score
39 Holocaust Organizations Quit X Over Antisemitism
On December 12, 2023, 39 UK and German Holocaust-related organizations and individuals deactivated their X accounts in protest of the platform's promotion of misinformation and antisemitism, joining a growing exodus since Elon Musk's takeover.
39 Holocaust Organizations Quit X Over Antisemitism
On December 12, 2023, 39 UK and German Holocaust-related organizations and individuals deactivated their X accounts in protest of the platform's promotion of misinformation and antisemitism, joining a growing exodus since Elon Musk's takeover.
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40% Bias Score
Telegram Partners with IWF to Combat Child Sexual Abuse Material
Telegram, previously resistant to moderation, partnered with the IWF to use its tools to automatically detect and remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM), a significant shift following the arrest of its CEO, Pavel Durov.
Telegram Partners with IWF to Combat Child Sexual Abuse Material
Telegram, previously resistant to moderation, partnered with the IWF to use its tools to automatically detect and remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM), a significant shift following the arrest of its CEO, Pavel Durov.
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44% Bias Score
Smith & Wesson Facebook Suspension Highlights Censorship Concerns
Smith & Wesson's Facebook page was suspended on November 22, 2024, without warning, and reinstated on November 27, 2024, after the company publicly criticized Facebook on X; Meta offered no explanation beyond stating the suspension was an error.
Smith & Wesson Facebook Suspension Highlights Censorship Concerns
Smith & Wesson's Facebook page was suspended on November 22, 2024, without warning, and reinstated on November 27, 2024, after the company publicly criticized Facebook on X; Meta offered no explanation beyond stating the suspension was an error.
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52% Bias Score
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