2023-08-02
Elon Musk didn't like the reflection he saw in the mirror, and so he sued the mirror. The chutzpah of this man, to see research from @CCDHate and others identifying the rise in hate and disinformation on Twitter and not to seek to fix things, but instead to try to silence us.
Washington Post
X sues the Center for Countering Digital Hate, alleging CCDH researchers violated Twitter's terms of service and the CFAA while studying hate speech on the site
2023-08-01
Thank you Rachel. You're right. @CCDHate have always operated without fear or favor. Long may it continue.
New York Times
Twitter/X files a lawsuit against Center for Countering Digital Hate, accusing the nonprofit and its backers of “actively working to prevent free expression”
The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter's parent company …
2023-06-03
Turns out Elon Musk may well be the greatest profiteer in history to exploit human hate and misery for money. What a legacy to leave on this planet. https://counterhate.com/...
Reuters
Twitter VP of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin says she has resigned from the company; Irwin joined in June 2022 and took over as head of T&S when Yoel Roth resigned
maybe the Matt Walsh movie? — but she oversaw some egregious violations of trust and safety. John Scott-Railton / @jsrailton.bsky.social : Ella Irwin stayed around at Twitter. — ...
2023-05-04
This is really huge - important, substantive and potentially game-changing in protecting kids online. https://www.ftc.gov/...
CNBC
The FTC proposes barring Meta from monetizing kids' data, accusing the company of violating a 2020 order with its privacy program and COPPA with Messenger Kids
In an announcement today, the agency said that, on top of … Jamey Kistner : 🔒 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed changes to its 2020 privacy order with Facebook, accus...
2022-09-08
Congratulations to @trussliz, the UK's new PM. Excited to work with your Government to counter hate & dangerous disinformation that threatens British lives & community safety by working towards a world-leading Online Safety Bill. https://twitter.com/...
Financial Times
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss confirms she wants to dilute the draft Online Safety Bill, focusing on protecting minors while making sure free speech is allowed
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2022-01-01
Facebook/ Oculus/ Metaverse is not safe for our kids. I wrote to Facebook this morning, sending them 100 examples of *horrifying* behavior we found every 7 minutes in the #Metaverse. Child grooming, racism, even mockery of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We need action, now. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Washington Post
Metaverse products from Meta, Microsoft, and others are just 3D virtual social spaces, and lack key features of the metaverse concept, chiefly interoperability
theoretically interesting idea in search of a mass market use case. “I want to use my Elder Scrolls Online sword in Minecraft” is not anything actual gamers say & give actual game ...
2021-12-31
Facebook/ Oculus/ Metaverse is not safe for our kids. I wrote to Facebook this morning, sending them 100 examples of *horrifying* behavior we found every 7 minutes in the #Metaverse. Child grooming, racism, even mockery of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We need action, now. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Washington Post
Metaverse products from Meta, Microsoft, and others are just 3D virtual social spaces, and lack key features of the metaverse concept, chiefly interoperability
Meta's ‘Horizon Worlds’ app, Microsoft and Roblox are capitalizing on a buzzword that's far from reality
2021-09-30
YouTube has acted on many of the Disinformation Dozen today. But they are still reaching 6.4 million followers on Facebook and Instagram. @Facebook remains the home of dangerous anti-vaxx lies. Your move, Zuck. https://www.axios.com/...
Washington Post
YouTube says it is banning prominent anti-vaccine activists, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and blocking all anti-vax content, not just about COVID-19 vaccines
2021-08-19
Looks like @Facebook's Monika Bickert has been asked to go and try and spin Mark Zuckerberg's disastrous interview with @GayleKing. Her statement, however, is completely bananas. Stop the denials, deflections and delay. Please do the right thing and help save lives. https://twitter.com/...
Engadget
Facebook says it took action against 12 COVID vaccine misinfo “superspreaders” but disputes claims that those 12 were responsible for 73% of misinfo on Facebook
Back in March, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) published — a report linking more than two-thirds … Source: About Facebook .