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[Link] Being a Facebook Metaverse ‘Community Guide’ Seems Like a Nightmare Job
Read: 16/2/2022 www.vice.com
Imagine you had to moderate a Facebook comment thread, only each commenter was able to come up to you, wave their hands in your face, and scream whatever they want. Peanutbutter sighs loudly and approaches the group of kids.
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[Link] TikTok Accountants Aren't the Same People Who Help You File Your Taxes
Read: 6/12/2021 www.distractify.com
Jan. 6 2021, Published 11:38 a.m. ET As TikTok continues to dominate the imagination of many people across the country, the social media app and its users have begun to develop a set of unique terms that are largely used only on the platform.
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[Link] TikTok Says Being Victim of Mass Shooting ‘Could Result in You Getting Hurt’
Read: 2/12/2021 www.vice.com
One student inside the school took their phone out and filmed the scene inside the classroom, where students were locked in. The gunman was outside, asking to be let in and pretending to be a sheriff. The students did not fall for it.
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[Link] Inside the Facebook Group that Sexualises Pregnant Women
Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com
The group, whose name in Malay “Koleksi Mak Buyung Malaysia'' translates to “My Collection of Pregnant Women,” attracted at least 5,000 members before it was removed on Monday evening for “violating site policies”.
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[Link] Alison Parker’s On-Air Murder Was in 2015 and Facebook Won’t Remove the Video
Read: 12/10/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. On the morning of August 26, 2015, television journalist Alison Parker was in Monela, Virginia reporting for a CBS affiliate station.
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[Link] TikTok Now Has ‘Vulgarity’ Moderators in Pakistan
Read: 27/9/2021 www.vice.com
He went viral because of his slapstick comedy, funny music transitions, and social commentary. But on TikTok, he’s known as Famous “Maulvi,” the South Asian term for Muslim preacher.
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[Link] Google Locks Historian’s Account Over Terrorism Research Videos
Read: 23/9/2021 www.vice.com
Ed Francis studies the evolution of military technology over at his YouTube channel, Armoured Archives. But this week, Francis says five years’ worth of research stored on Google Drive has become inaccessible thanks to Google’s automated error.
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[Link] Fact-checking works to undercut misinformation in many countries
Read: 14/9/2021 arstechnica.com
In the wake of the flood of misinformation that's drowning the US, lots of organizations have turned to fact-checks. Many newsrooms set up dedicated fact-check groups, and some independent organizations were formed to provide the service.
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[Link] Leaked documents reveal the special rules Facebook uses for 5.8M VIPs
Read: 14/9/2021 arstechnica.com
Facebook had a problem on its hands. People were making posts that got caught in the company’s automated moderation system or were taken down by its human moderators. The problem wasn’t that the moderators, human or otherwise, were wrong to take down the posts.
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[Link] Facebook: some high-profile users ‘allowed to break platform’s rules’
Read: 14/9/2021 www.theguardian.com
Facebook gives high-profile users special treatment, which includes immunity from its rules for some, and allowed Brazilian footballer Neymar to post nude pictures of a woman who had accused him of rape, according to a report.
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[Link] Reddit Just Banned One of the Biggest Subreddits for COVID-19 Misinformation
Read: 1/9/2021 www.vice.com
A week after its CEO said that COVID misinformation wasn’t much of a problem on the site, Reddit has reversed course and banned r/NoNewNormal, a subreddit it said was responsible for massive amounts of COVID-19 misinformation on the site.
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[Link] Reddit Responds to Calls From Moderators to Fight Disinformation
Read: 26/8/2021 www.vice.com
Some of the most popular subreddits are protesting the proliferation of COVID-19 disinformation and conspiracy theories on the platform.
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[Link] YouTube says it bans accounts believed to be owned by the Taliban
Read: 26/8/2021 www.reuters.com
Aug 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) YouTube said on Tuesday it bans accounts believed to be owned and operated by the Taliban, as U.S. social media companies scrambled to publicly clarify their rules on the group that is in control of Afghanistan. After U.S.
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[Link] Twitter Refuses to Ban Taliban Accounts, Vows to Remain ‘Vigilant’ Moderating Content
Read: 26/8/2021 www.yahoo.com
Twitter will allow Taliban-affiliated accounts to continue using its platform despite its policies against glorification of violence and threats.
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[Link] WhatsApp Can’t Ban the Taliban Because It Can’t Read Their Texts
Read: 26/8/2021 www.vice.com
The Taliban have effectively taken control of Afghanistan, entering the capital Kabul as U.S. diplomats and allies flee the country.
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[Link] Nazis and incels are using Gotye and MGMT to evade TikTok's auto-moderators, report finds
Read: 25/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
While it's hardly surprising fringe groups have used social media platforms to post hateful material, experts say TikTok has birthed creative ways to distribute the content and avoid auto-takedowns.
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[Link] Brunswick’s Good Karma Network shuts amid claims of ‘toxic positivity’, racism
Read: 22/8/2021 www.theage.com.au
It began as a place online where you could share excess lemons with your neighbours, pass on clothes your kids had outgrown or lend someone a power tool: a utopian vision of an online community sharing gifts and advice.
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[Link] Social networks struggle to crack down on ‘incel’ movement
Read: 18/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Despite years of strict moderation from major social networks, the “incel” community remains as influential as it was in 2014, when an English 22-year-old killed seven people on the streets of Isla Vista, California, motivated by his hatred of women.
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[Link] Reddit Quarantines AntiMask Antivax Subreddit
Read: 13/8/2021 www.vice.com
Wednesday, Reddit quarantined r/NoNewNormal, a subreddit that is generally antimask, antivax, and is also against any government COVID restrictions.
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[Link] Discord malware is a persistent and growing threat warns Sophos
Read: 13/8/2021 www.pcgamer.com
A few weeks back, leading cybersecurity company Sophos issued a warning that Discord is becoming an increasingly common target for hackers.
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[Link] Facebook “Supreme Court” overrules company in 4 of its first 5 decisions
Read: 2/2/2021 arstechnica.com
The Oversight Board, an independent organization set up to review Facebook's content moderation decisions, handed down its first batch of rulings on Thursday. The rulings didn't go well for Facebook's moderators. Out of five substantive rulings, the board overturned four and upheld one.