Supporters of Israel are using apps to mass report pro-Palestinian content online, raising questions for tech platforms over “citizen-led propaganda” campaigns
which is not actually real.https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Eileen Clancy / @clancynewyork : This level of organization only exists on one side of the conflict," said Emerson T. Brooking...[of] Dig...
A look at Russia's efforts to promote homegrown social media like Rutube and VKontakte, even as local content creators choose to stick with Western services
Kremlin cracks down on Western social media, but Russia's homemade alternatives are a tough sell Tweets: @etbrooking , @evangershkovich , @saraheneedleman , and @mike_eckel Tweets: Emerson T. Brooking...
Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows that TikTok's design and algorithm are ideal for sharing videos of war, but present a challenge for its moderation system
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine plays out online, the platform's design and algorithm prove ideal for the messiness of war—but a nightmare for the truth. Tweets: @stokel , @stokel , @etbrooking , @nor...
Analysis: many right-wing personalities saw their followers surge on sites like Telegram, Gab, and Gettr after the January 6 riot, but growth has since stalled
possibly to be joined soon by Trump's long-promised social network, Truth Social — can build a sustainable business solely by catering to a radicalized right.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @get...
Facebook users reported Kenosha Guard's Page and event to Facebook before the shootings but were told it did not violate its policies; the Pages are now gone
but says users' reports didn't make it to the right team in time BBC : Kyle Rittenhouse: Who is US teen accused of Kenosha Wisconsin protest murders? Tweets: Brian Fishman / @brianfishman : I have a b...
Inside Facebook's content policy team, which is made up of several dozen Facebook engineers, lawyers, and PR people, who decide what users can post
The company blew it on privacy and fake news. Can it do better against trolls and racists? An exclusive embed with Facebook's shadow government. Tweets: @etbrooking , @athertonkd , @antoniogm , and ...
Predictim, a service using AI to generate character scores for babysitters based on years of online activity, provides questionable recommendations to parents
When Jessie Battaglia started looking for a new babysitter for her 1-year-old son, she wanted more information … Tweets: @zeynep , @justinhendrix , @katecrawford , @ai , @carnage4life , @etbrooking , ...