X sues to block copycat NY content moderation law after California win https://arstechni.ca/8ZjR #contentmoderation #FirstAmendment #socialmedia #censorship #hatespeech #ElonMusk #newyork #Twitter #Policy #xcorp #X

Elon Musk’s X Sues New York, Escalating Free Speech War Over Hate Speech Law

#ElonMusk #X #FreeSpeech #ContentModeration #HateSpeech #BigTech #NewYork #TechLaw #FirstAmendment #SocialMedia #AI

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/06/18/elon-musks-x-sues-new-york-escalating-free-speech-war-over-hate-speech-law-xcxwbn/

The majority of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court have agreed to make social media companies liable for illegal postings by their users. Brazil’s Congress could still pass another law to reverse the measure. "Platforms need to be pro-active in regulating content", said Alvaro Palma de Jorge, a law professor at the Rio-based Getulio Vargas Foundation.

https://apnews.com/article/brazil-social-media-supreme-court-user-content-33312c07ddfae598f4d673d1141d6a4f #Brazil #SocialMedia #contentmoderation #lawsuit #freespeech #internet #OnlineContent

Users Report Mass Instagram Bans, Blame Flawed AI Moderation

#Instagram #InstagramBan #InstagramBanned #AIModeration #AI #Meta #SocialMedia #ContentModeration #BigTech

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/06/16/users-report-mass-instagram-bans-blame-flawed-ai-moderation-xcxwbn/

Engadget: The Oversight Board says Meta isn’t doing enough to fight celeb deepfake scams. “Scams using AI deepfakes of celebrities have become an increasingly prominent issue for Meta over the last couple of years. Now, the Oversight Board has weighed in and has seemingly confirmed what other critics have said: Meta isn’t doing enough to enforce its own rules, and makes it far too easy for […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/12/engadget-the-oversight-board-says-meta-isnt-doing-enough-to-fight-celeb-deepfake-scams/

"Disinformation about the Los Angeles protests is spreading on social media networks and is being made worse by users turning to AI chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to perform fact-checking.

As residents of the LA area took to the streets in recent days to protest increasingly frequent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, conservative posters on social media platforms like X and Facebook flooded their feeds with inaccurate information. In addition to well-worn tactics like repurposing old protest footage or clips from video games and movies, posters have claimed that the protesters are little more than paid agitators being directed by shadowy forces—something for which there is no evidence.

In the midst of fast-moving and divisive news stories like the LA protests, and as companies like X and Meta have stepped back from moderating the content on their platforms, users have been turning to AI chatbots for answers—which in many cases have been completely inaccurate."

https://www.wired.com/story/grok-chatgpt-ai-los-angeles-protest-disinformation/

#USA #Trump #California #LA #LosAngeles #Disinformation #ICE #Immigration #Deportation #SocialMedia #Chatbots #ContentModeration

Mashable: YouTube very quietly loosened its content moderation rules. “YouTube quietly loosened its video moderation rules a few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president a second time, reports the New York Times. The new rules encourage the site’s moderators not to remove videos that break YouTube’s code of conduct — which bans nudity, graphic violence, hate speech, and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/10/mashable-youtube-very-quietly-loosened-its-content-moderation-rules/

Mitbekommen? Neben X und #Meta auch #Youtube:

YouTube passt seine #Moderation an und lässt künftig mehr Videos online, auch wenn sie teils gegen Richtlinien verstoßen.

Inhalte mit möglichem öffentlichem Interesse – etwa zu #Wahlen, #Geschlecht, #Migration oder #Meinungsfreiheit – dürfen bestehen bleiben, wenn der #Regelverstoß unter 50 Prozent liegt.

Ziel sei es, freie #Meinungsäußerung zu schützen und zugleich Schaden zu begrenzen.

https://www.theverge.com/news/682784/youtube-loosens-moderation-policies-videos-public-interest

#SocialMedia #ContentModeration

Oh, YouTube's new content policy: "If it's only half bad, it's good enough!" 🤔

Apparently, they're doubling their tolerance for questionable content from 25% to 50%. As someone who knocks things off shelves, I appreciate their selective approach to what stays up.

#TechPolicy #ContentModeration

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/09/1839245/youtube-will-protect-free-expression-by-pulling-back-on-content-moderation

YouTube Loosens Rules on Hate Speech, Misinformation

#YouTube #ContentModeration #TechPolicy #OnlineSafety #FreeSpeech #HateSpeech #Misinformation #BigTech #DigitalRights #BrandSafety #Disinformation

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/06/09/youtube-loosens-rules-on-hate-speech-misinformation-xcxwbn/

YouTube directed moderators from mid-December to prioritize “freedom of expression” over potential harm, even on political, social, and cultural topics. #YouTube #ContentModeration #FreedomOfExpression #SocialMedia #DigitalPolicy

"Before the first age verification bills were a glimmer in Louisiana legislators’ eyes three years ago, sexuality was always overpoliced online. Before this, it was (and still is) SESTA/FOSTA, which amended Section 230 to make platforms liable for what users do on them when activity could be construed as “sex trafficking,” including massive swaths and sometimes whole websites in its net if users discussed meeting in exchange for pay, but also real-life interactions or and attempts to screen clients for in-person encounters—and imposed burdensome fines if they didn’t comply. Sex education bore a lot of the brunt of this legislation, as did sex workers who used listing sites and places like Craigslist to make sure clientele was safe to meet IRL. The effects of SESTA/FOSTA were swift and brutal, and they’re ongoing.

We also see these effects in the obfuscation of sexual words and terms with algo-friendly shorthand, where people use “seggs” or “grape” instead of “sex” or “rape” to evade removal by hostile platforms. And maybe years of stock imagery of fingering grapefruits and wrapping red nails around cucumbers because Facebook couldn’t handle a sideboob means unironically horny fuckable-food content is a natural evolution to adapt.

Now, we have the Take It Down act, which experts expect will cause a similar fallout: platforms that can’t comply with extremely short deadlines on strict moderation expectations could opt to ban NSFW content altogether.

Before either of these pieces of legislation, it was (and still is!) banks. Financial institutions have long been the arbiters of morality in this country and others. And what credit card processors say goes, even if what they’re taking offense from is perfectly legal. Banks are the extra-legal arm of the right."

https://www.404media.co/egg-yolk-popping-instagram-tiktok-ioda-anti-porn-laws/

#USA #Censorship #SocialMedia #ContentModeration #Section230 #CDA

TikTok bans #SkinnyTok worldwide after pressure from the French government, citing concerns over unhealthy weight loss content. Focus shifts to online safety and responsible content. #TikTok #OnlineSafety #MentalHealth #SocialMedia #ContentModeration #DigitalWellbeing

Laura Seime vom @correctiv_org -#Faktencheck-Team im #SocialHub-Magazin (@socialhub) über ihre Arbeit – inkl. Tipps zum Umgang mit #Falschinformationen:

> In einer idealen Welt würden alle #SocialMedia-Betreibenden alles dafür geben, dass es auf ihren Plattformen mit rechten Dingen zugeht und ein faktenbasierter Diskus
herrscht. Aber das ist leider nicht so.

👉 https://socialhub.io/wp-content/uploads/SocialHub-Mag-27.pdf

#CORRECTIV.Faktencheck:
https://correctiv.org/faktencheck/

#Desinformation #ContentModeration #FediModeration

Engadget: Facebook sees rise in violent content and harassment after policy changes. “Meta has published the first of its quarterly integrity reports since Mark Zuckerberg walked back the company’s hate speech policies and changed its approach to content moderation earlier this year. According to the reports, Facebook saw an uptick in violent content, bullying and harassment despite an […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/02/engadget-facebook-sees-rise-in-violent-content-and-harassment-after-policy-changes/