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How Chinese Netizens Swamped China’s Internet Controls
The tragedy came as frustrations with zero-Covid policies were already starting to spike. Violent confrontations had broken out between workers and…
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Layoffs Have Gutted Twitter’s Child Safety Team
Removing child exploitation is “priority #1”, Twitter’s new owner and CEO Elon Musk declared last week. But, at the same…
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Here’s Proof Hate Speech Is More Viral on Elon Musk’s Twitter
Elon Musk reactivated Donald Trump’s Twitter account last weekend, reversing a ban imposed in January 2021 after his posts were deemed…
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Twitter’s Moderation System Is in Tatters
“Me and other people who have tried to reach out have gotten dead ends,” Benavidez says. “And when we’ve reached…
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Inside Meta’s Oversight Board: 2 Years of Pushing Limits
Ultimately, the issue came up in a March 2022 meeting with Clegg, who seemed taken aback by the board members’…
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Elon Musk Has Put Twitter’s Free Speech in Danger
Before becoming Twitter’s CEO, owner, and “Chief Twit,” Elon Musk had often lobbed criticism at the platform for its approach…
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Elon Musk Has Fired Twitter’s ‘Ethical AI’ Team
As more and more problems with AI have surfaced, including biases around race, gender, and age, many tech companies have…
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China’s WeChat Is a Hot New Venue for US Election Misinformation
When Chinese-language misinformation appears on US platforms like YouTube or Facebook, activists say it seems to get less actively moderated…
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The $1 Billion Alex Jones Effect
The world has known Alex Jones was liable for defaming the parents of children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary for…
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Bot Hunting Is All About the Vibes
Christopher Bouzy is trying to stay ahead of the bots. As the person behind Bot Sentinel, a popular bot-detection system,…
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