New Zealand's internet safety group Netsafe says Meta, Google, Amazon, TikTok, and Twitter have agreed to self-regulate to reduce harmful content in the country
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@paulbrislen
@paulbrislen
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“...a Meta-led effort to subvert a New Zealand institution so that they can claim legitimacy without having done the work to earn it.” https://twitter.com/...
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@letsgetpfizered
@letsgetpfizered
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Social media giants agree to ‘first of its kind’ code of conduct in Aotearoa https://www.stuff.co.nz/... Remember when National and Simon Bridges rubbished the Paris Call said PMs meeting was a meanlingness talkfest that would achieve nothing. PM Ardern is once again vindicated
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@byroncclark
@byroncclark
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Even setting aside the flaws with the Aotearoa Code of Practice for Online Safety and Harms it's notable that Telegram, Rumble and Bitchute have not signed up to this code of conduct, and will no doubt continue to operate as major spreaders of disinformation
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@alinasu33
Aliya Danzeisen
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Oh please! The companies could have done this for the last 2 decades. We need regulation & penalties (civil and criminal) if they fail to moderate their products and services! Social media giants agree to ‘first of its kind’ code of conduct in Aotearoa https://www.stuff.co.nz/...
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@mariasherwood2
Maria Sherwood
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The sooner the better. Again we are leading the world. Social media giants agree to ‘first of its kind’ code of conduct in Aotearoa https://www.stuff.co.nz/...
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@stew_rachel
Rachel Stewart
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Frankly, I wouldn't trust @netsafeNZ to build a dog kennel - let alone decide what “disinformation” or “hate speech” is. https://www.stuff.co.nz/...
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@sanjanah
Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa
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Was part of performative, tokenistic “consultation” to rush this code through early 2022 by former management of Netsafe. Still have notes from review of draft. Gave up because it was so bad, outmoded, & clearly driven by parochial industry motivations. https://twitter.com/... ht…
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@te_taipo
@te_taipo
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I do not hold much hope that this will achieve much here. Nice gesture, but an empty one. “Social media giants agree to ‘first of its kind’ code of conduct in Aotearoa” https://www.stuff.co.nz/...