Big Tech faces brutal question on Capitol Hill over content harming kids
Top leadership at big tech companies on Wednesday faced tough questions from senators on both sides of the aisle over the future of industry regulation related to combating online child sexual exploitation. The CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap, and Discord testified Wednesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. The hearing centered on the question […]
Musk’s X aims to hire 100 content moderators in Austin by end of year
Social media company I made it. The Elon Musk-owned company announced a new “Trust and Safety Center of Excellence” ahead of a Jan. 31 U.S. Senate hearing on online child sexual exploitation. X CEO Linda Yaccarino is scheduled to testify, along with the CEOs of Metaplatform, Snap, TikTok, and Discord. “The team is currently building,” […]
Elon Musk’s X to hire 100 content moderators in wake of Taylor Swift, AI fiasco
Elon Musk’s X said it would hire 100 full-time staff to crack down on child sexual exploitation after an AI-generated photo of Taylor Swift went viral on social networks last week. The San Francisco-based company, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday built a “trust and safety center” in Austin, Texas, and hired “in-house agents” who […]
Elon Musk’s X to crack down on child abuse material by hiring 100 content moderators
Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) plans to hire 100 content moderators to further its goal of cracking down on online child sexual abuse content, X executives said Saturday. Ta. new york post report. Friday blog post from X provided an update on the company’s efforts to eradicate CSAM from its platform. “At […]
Elon Musk’s X to hire 100 content moderators in Austin this year
Barney & Co. host Stuart Barney responded to a Wall Street Journal report detailing the Tesla CEO’s drug habit. Elon Musk’s X is in the process of hiring 100 content moderators at its new office in Austin, Texas, and will focus on combating online child abuse on social media platforms, executives said Saturday. X, formerly […]
Meta’s retreat from news content is hurting traffic for media outlets: report
Reports say news organizations are experiencing a significant drop in visitors and a hit to revenue as Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta Inc. pivots away from the news business. Despite its massive base of more than 3 billion users, Mark Zuckerberg's social media app accounted for just 33% of all social media traffic in […]
Meta urged to better track enforcement of Holocaust denial content
The Meta Oversight Board is asking the technology companies behind Facebook and Instagram to take steps to update how they track enforcement of bans on Holocaust denial and false content, according to a decision released Tuesday. The Meta Oversight Board, which operates independently from Meta and is funded by grants from the company, uses technology […]
GOP AGs asks Supreme Court to peel back content moderation from Big Tech in landmark First Amendment case
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Jewish man behind NYC synagogue tunnel viral video thread says content was flipped for antisemitic propaganda
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Meta aims to hide suicide, eating disorders content from teens on Instagram and Facebook
Meta announced Tuesday that it will hide a variety of content from teens on Instagram and Facebook, particularly content that talks about suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders. Associated Press. The development comes as Meta says it wants to create more “age-appropriate” content for those using its platform. From now on, content that talks about sensitive […]