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After a civil rights backlash, Facebook will now treat white nationalism and separatism the same as white supremacy, and will direct users who try to post that content to a nonprofit that helps people leave hate groups. Continue reading Facebook Bans White Nationalism and White Separatism
While social media giants crack down and Facebook says it will make changes to stop anti-vaxx content, Instagram’s recommendation engine makes it exceptionally easy to come across a waterfall of anti-vaccine accounts. Continue reading It Took 10 Seconds for Instagram to Push me Into an Anti-Vaxx Rabbit Hole
Google saw an issue with moderating the Christchurch terrorist’s so-called manifesto in part because of its length, telling moderators to mark potential copies or sections as “Terrorist Content” if they were unsure. Continue reading Internal Google Email Says Moderating Christchurch Manifesto ‘Particularly Challenging’
On Friday, at least 49 people were killed in terror attacks in New Zealand. Documents, sources, and interviews with senior Facebook employees show how difficult it is for social media companies to moderate live footage. Continue reading Documents Show How Facebook Moderates Terrorism on Livestreams
Glocom is a front company for North Korea to sell sanctions violating military equipment. But, even after some tech companies clamped down, Glocom kept up its presence on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. Continue reading North Korea Advertises Military Hardware on Twitter, YouTube, Defying Sanctions
Facebook’s former head of training talks about how the company decides whether a person is cut out to look at hateful, violent, and graphic content all day. Continue reading How Facebook Trains Content Moderators
Internal Facebook documents obtained by Motherboard show specific steps and strategies taken by the company to fight content moderation issues that may spike during an election season. Continue reading How Facebook Trains Content Moderators to Put Out ‘PR Fires’ During Elections
Users shouldn’t feel obligated to help Facebook, Twitter, and other social media giants police hate. But experts say it’s still worthwhile. Continue reading Social Media Is Broken, But You Should Still Report Hate
Motherboard has obtained internal documents that show how Instagram moderators grapple to police the service’s popular Stories feature. Continue reading Leaked Documents Show How Instagram Polices Stories
TikTok, which is mega popular with children and teens, has a problem with blatant, violent white supremacy and Nazism. Continue reading TikTok Has a Nazi Problem