social media policy
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X does not enforce its policy on hate-speech
A few days ago, at the start of September 2024, Brazil banned X (Twitter) following Elon Musk’s refusal to suspend what Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes […]
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Blur faces: Signal’s anonymity tool
The encrypted messaging App Signal has released an update to support the protests in the United States. They explain: “At Signal, we support the people who have gone […]
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Tackling Hate on Twitter – Civil Society and the Bots
Last year we received a suspicious tweet directed to us, followed by one from another account warning us the first account was a troll. That was how we […]
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Twitter getting tougher on hate
On the advice of its Trust and Safety Council, Twitter has expanded its understanding of prohibited hate. For the first time Twitter will consider content on users profiles […]
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Can reporting news be hate?
Earlier today OHPI received an e-mail with the message “Very Offensive Y tube video , pl stop this hateful obnoxious video”. It linked to a YouTube video titled […]
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A response to Eric Schmidt’s memo to tech companies
Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, has written an editorial in the NYT setting out a memo for tech companies, governments and social media users on their […]
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Facebook to add a new “dislike” button
Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will soon be adding a dislike button feature to its system. We welcome the addition of a dislike button which users have been […]
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Virginia shooting: Lessons for social media companies
The shooting last night of two journalists in Virginia, US, has again sparked debate about the policies of social media companies. The shooter Vester Lee Flanagan shot the […]
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“Virality on the Internet” and OHPI
In a recent article, Reddit moderators talk about the challenges of moderating the online discussion platform. A few things the article highlights are: The company is bound by […]
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Reddit announces fresh code of conduct
Last September, the online discussion platform Reddit came into severe public scrutiny. One of its pages (or subreddits as they are called on the platform) had been instrumental […]