lauraedelson2 · TEXXR

What I find most disturbing about this reporting on Bard is that GOOG is explicitly labeling content on the basis of whether it *seems* true, as opposed to if it *is* true. If this is what they ate training for, seeming rather than being accurate, that's what they will get. https://twitter.com/...

2023-07-13 View on X

Bloomberg

Sources reveal how contractors audit Bard's answers in subjects ranging from medication doses to state laws, sometimes with deadlines as short as three minutes

As algorithms take on an increasingly big share … Bluesky: Emily Gorcenski / @emily.gorcen.ski : In the United States, this is considered “a substantial improvement over most docto...

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This is outrageous, and it's not the first time that Facebook seems to have lied to government, and those lies are only revealed when whistleblowers risk their careers. This is a serious regulatory problem if companies just lie in required disclosures. https://www.wsj.com/...

2022-05-06 View on X

Wall Street Journal

Whistleblowers: Meta deliberately took down Pages for hospitals and other Australian institutions in 2021 as a negotiating tactic over the news bargaining law

When Facebook blocked news pages last year to pre-empt Australian legislation that would force it to pay for content …

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@brandonsilverm : in 2020, The NY Times called us the most effective social media transparency tool in existence. A few months later, Facebook paused work on the product and disbanded the team. God, that statement is shocking.

2022-05-05 View on X

Platformer

At Wednesday's Senate hearing, CrowdTangle's Brandon Silverman and other researchers explained why the US needs laws requiring Big Tech companies to share data

Everyone wants answers about social networks. These experts know where to look — On Wednesday, Congress was treated …

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As someone who studies misinformation, the past week has been a masterclass in how positive actors with a strong information operation and tech platforms being (somewhat) sensible can create an environment in which misinformation struggles to take hold. A 🧵.

2022-03-02 View on X

Politico

YouTube plans to block Russia-backed RT and Sputnik in the European Union and the UK, following similar bans by Meta and TikTok, citing the invasion of Ukraine

Russia24 for all YouTube users in Russia and worldwide. We have to stop this evil machine! @pewjournalism : In today's news: - YouTube blocks Kremlin-backed media outlets RT and Sp...

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As someone who studies misinformation, the past week has been a masterclass in how positive actors with a strong information operation and tech platforms being (somewhat) sensible can create an environment in which misinformation struggles to take hold. A 🧵.

2022-03-02 View on X

MacRumors

Apple pauses all product sales in Russia, removes RT News and Sputnik News from the App Store outside Russia, and disables Apple Maps' live traffic in Ukraine

Apple today confirmed that it has stopped all product sales from its online website in Russia, which means customers in Russia …

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TECH PLATFORMS: They're not totally beefing it! They deserve credit for blocking RT and Sputnik in Europe. But not blocking long-time spreaders of misinformation globally when the government that controls them is actively trying to lie about their war atrocities is... NUTS. 5/8

2022-03-02 View on X

MacRumors

Apple pauses all product sales in Russia, removes RT News and Sputnik News from the App Store outside Russia, and disables Apple Maps' live traffic in Ukraine

Apple today confirmed that it has stopped all product sales from its online website in Russia, which means customers in Russia …

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TECH PLATFORMS: They're not totally beefing it! They deserve credit for blocking RT and Sputnik in Europe. But not blocking long-time spreaders of misinformation globally when the government that controls them is actively trying to lie about their war atrocities is... NUTS. 5/8

2022-03-02 View on X

Politico

YouTube plans to block Russia-backed RT and Sputnik in the European Union and the UK, following similar bans by Meta and TikTok, citing the invasion of Ukraine

Russia24 for all YouTube users in Russia and worldwide. We have to stop this evil machine! @pewjournalism : In today's news: - YouTube blocks Kremlin-backed media outlets RT and Sp...

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@daphnehk ... We're not quite there yet, but we are going to release documentation detailing the recommendations we come to and hopefully giving some insight into the process by which we came to decisions.

2021-11-23 View on X

Gizmodo

Gizmodo plans to publish the Facebook Papers in batches, redacting sensitive information with help from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU

Independent experts from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU are partnering with Gizmodo to responsibly publish this historic leak.

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We, along with researchers from several institutions, are advising Gizmodo on how to publish the FB Papers safely. We think this is the most responsible way to move the public conversation forward about Facebook's research into harms on its platforms. https://gizmodo.com/...

2021-11-23 View on X

Gizmodo

Gizmodo plans to publish the Facebook Papers in batches, redacting sensitive information with help from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU

Independent experts from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU are partnering with Gizmodo to responsibly publish this historic leak.

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This is such an important article. We're finally starting to learn how Facebook has been financing harmful content on its platform. https://twitter.com/...

2021-11-22 View on X

MIT Technology Review

Investigation shows how Facebook and Google fund misinformation globally by paying millions of dollars in ad revenue to the operators of clickbait pages

some that you can trace to a body count. Great, if enraging, follow-the-money reporting here. https://twitter.com/... Ian Sherr / @iansherr : Still happening how many years after a...

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This is such an important article. We're finally starting to learn how Facebook has been financing harmful content on its platform. https://twitter.com/...

2021-11-21 View on X

MIT Technology Review

Investigation shows how Facebook and Google fund misinformation globally by paying millions of dollars in ad revenue to the operators of clickbait pages

A month after the fall of the democratic government. — In 2015, six of the 10 websites in Myanmar getting the most engagement …

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This needs to stop happening. @louisbarclay's Unfollow Everything is not just a tool that helps Facebook users, it had the potential to be a really useful research tool. How can we test mitigations to reduce harm if Facebook just bans them? https://slate.com/...

2021-10-08 View on X

Slate

Developer says Facebook banned him for life and threatened to sue after he made Unfollow Everything, a browser extension to help people use Facebook less

Louis Barclay / Slate :

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This is a really important point! How are supposed to validate claims like this? Facebook surely can't expect anyone to just take their word for it at this point. https://twitter.com/...

2021-10-04 View on X

New York Times

Prior to the 60 Minutes interview, Nick Clegg posted an internal memo saying the whistleblower would accuse Facebook of relaxing election safeguards too soon

Yeah, about those annotations Facebook provided... https://www.nytimes.com/... Yael Eisenstat / @yaeleisenstat : A plea before the whistleblower speaks tonight: don't fall for Face...

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This is a really important point! How are supposed to validate claims like this? Facebook surely can't expect anyone to just take their word for it at this point. https://twitter.com/...

2021-10-04 View on X

CBS News

In a 60 Minutes interview, WSJ's Facebook Files whistleblower says Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, misinformation, and more

Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, “conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook.”

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If you worked on this research, thank you. It's robust and tells us things that are vitally important to know. The fact this work got buried is shameful. And those annotations... did the tobacco companies throw their own scientists under the bus this hard? I don't think so.

2021-10-01 View on X

Techdirt

WSJ's Facebook Files don't show that Facebook's execs are evil or incompetent, but highlight their hubris in believing they can get things back under control

Read in app Shannon Bond / NPR : Senators Blast Facebook For Concealing Instagram's Risks To Kids Tweets: Laura Edelson / @lauraedelson2 : So now it is abundantly clear. @JeffHorwi...

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So now it is abundantly clear. @JeffHorwitz and the @WSJ weren't cherry-picking, but actually only reporting the tip of the iceberg. If you're a teen or tween who struggles with mental health issues, IG is not a safe place. And many young people are struggling. 1/

2021-10-01 View on X

Techdirt

WSJ's Facebook Files don't show that Facebook's execs are evil or incompetent, but highlight their hubris in believing they can get things back under control

Read in app Shannon Bond / NPR : Senators Blast Facebook For Concealing Instagram's Risks To Kids Tweets: Laura Edelson / @lauraedelson2 : So now it is abundantly clear. @JeffHorwi...

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Facebook researchers were working hard to understand exactly why this was. They did some robust research identifying *what* exactly was going on (negative social comparison) and *why* (specific authors and types of content). There are even some ideas for making things better. 2/

2021-10-01 View on X

TechCrunch

Senators grilled Facebook exec Antigone Davis at a hearing about Instagram's impact on teens and were frustrated by her reticence to answer questions directly

Last night, Facebook published two annotated slide decks in an attempt to contextualize the documents that the Wall Street Journal published … Source: Senate Commerce Committee .

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Also, I am just in awe of the bravery of the whistleblower who leaked this. We all owe this person a serious debt.

2021-10-01 View on X

Techdirt

WSJ's Facebook Files don't show that Facebook's execs are evil or incompetent, but highlight their hubris in believing they can get things back under control

Read in app Shannon Bond / NPR : Senators Blast Facebook For Concealing Instagram's Risks To Kids Tweets: Laura Edelson / @lauraedelson2 : So now it is abundantly clear. @JeffHorwi...

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But there's a clearly visible problem for upper management when you get to the researcher's recommendations: some of the key triggers for NSC they identify (celebrity and unattainable aspirational culture) is the stuff we know to be highly profitable. 3/

2021-10-01 View on X

TechCrunch

Senators grilled Facebook exec Antigone Davis at a hearing about Instagram's impact on teens and were frustrated by her reticence to answer questions directly

Last night, Facebook published two annotated slide decks in an attempt to contextualize the documents that the Wall Street Journal published … Source: Senate Commerce Committee .

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If you worked on this research, thank you. It's robust and tells us things that are vitally important to know. The fact this work got buried is shameful. And those annotations... did the tobacco companies throw their own scientists under the bus this hard? I don't think so.

2021-10-01 View on X

TechCrunch

Senators grilled Facebook exec Antigone Davis at a hearing about Instagram's impact on teens and were frustrated by her reticence to answer questions directly

Last night, Facebook published two annotated slide decks in an attempt to contextualize the documents that the Wall Street Journal published … Source: Senate Commerce Committee .

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