Rep. Adam Schiff introduced a bill that would require companies training generative AI models to disclose all of the copyrighted work they used to do so
including that it's propelled by a calculation that forcing AI companies to disclose copyrighted materials is the politically popular move https://www.billboard.com/... Luiza Jarovsky / @luizajarovsky...
In a letter to Elon Musk, 27 US lawmakers, all Democrats, express concern that X seems to be profiting from anti-Israel propaganda via ads and subscriptions
Dear Ms. Yaccarino and Mr. Musk, We write to express our grave concern surrounding … Julia Shapero / The Hill : Democrats accuse X of profiting from Israel-Hamas misinformation, violent content Kevin ...
Donie O'Sullivan, Drew Harwell, and other journalists remain locked out of their Twitter accounts despite lifted suspensions, until they delete a specific tweet
I've been writing critically about billionaire Elon Musk since he took over Twitter — particularly about his “free speech” … Mastodon: @ErrataRob@infosec.exchange , @parismarx@mastodon.online , @ali_g...
Frances Haugen's prepared Senate testimony: Facebook putting profits over safety has resulted in a system that amplifies division, extremism, and polarization
or Two—Forward This Week Bloomberg : Facebook Whistle-Blower to Share ‘Frightening Truth’ With Senate Gilad Edelman / Wired : This Facebook Hearing Will Be Different Tweets: Adam Schiff / @repadamschi...
Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump's suspension, but asks Facebook to review the decision within six months to determine a penalty consistent with its rules
For Now Kari Paul / The Guardian : Facebook ruling on Trump renews criticism of oversight board Donald J. Trump : Donald Trump calls the actions of “corrupt social media companies” like Facebook, Twit...
Biden says there should be “no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda” by Amazon amid its warehouse workers' vote on whether to form a union in Alabama
but the workers? They're not so sure https://www.bloomberg.com/... Mike Elk / @mikeelk : This piece does a good job capturing the mix of pro & anti-union views held by workers at Amazon in Bessemer, A...
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff asks the CEOs of Google, YouTube, and Twitter to follow Facebook's lead on coronavirus misinformation policies
Lauren Feiner / CNBC :
Twitter says it proactively suspended ~200K “spammy” accounts, before they became “substantially active”, alongside its initial ban of 936 China-linked accounts
Instead of a narrative of Hong Kong prospering under Chinese rule, it has just shown itself like a bully https://www.nytimes.com/... Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : Working on something longer with @noUps...
Facebook will curb vaccine misinformation by reducing the ranking of anti-vaccine Pages and groups, halting recommendations for those pages, rejecting ads, more
and dumber—Facebook announces crackdown Louise Matsakis / Wired : Facebook Will Crack Down on Anti-Vaccine Content Michael Allison / MSPoweruser : Facebook decides to quarantine anti vaxxers Napier Lo...