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Ex-Twitter safety exec slams Elon Musk's move to reinstate account that shared obscured image of child being tortured: 'This guy blew up my life by saying I condone pedophilia and then he turns around and does this.'

Fri, 07/28/2023 - 12:10

Tech Insider

Former Twitter exec Yoel Roth, Twitter CEO Elon Musk — Former Twitter exec Yoel Roth (left) slammed Twitter owner Elon Musk (right) after he reinstated an account that had shared an obscured image of child torture.
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Tech Insider, twitter, Elon Musk, yoel roth, Social Media, child sexual exploitation, Child Sex Crime

Mastodon Has a Child Abuse Material Problem, Like Every Other Major Web Platform

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 19:00

Gizmodo

A new report suggests that the lax content moderation policies of Mastodon and other decentralized social media platforms have led to a proliferation of child sexual abuse material.

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Twitter's new rivals suffer similar problems: Threads to use rate limits due to spam and Bluesky missed racist slurs

Mon, 07/17/2023 - 17:47

Tech Insider

Meta's Threads app is viewed on an iPhone screen held by a person, and bespectacled Adam Mosseri wears a suit, looks to the left. — The Threads app and Adam Mosseri.
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Meta Told to Hand Over Threads Content Moderation Documents to Congress

Mon, 07/17/2023 - 15:10

Gizmodo : Politics

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has issued an additional subpoena directing Meta to hand over documents surrounding content moderation on its newest app, Threads.