#JosephineBallon & #AnnaLenaVonHodenberg said in a statement, “We will not be intimidated by a government that uses accusations of censorship to silence those who stand up for human rights & freedom of expression.”
#Trump #law #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
…#ThierryBreton helped draft the digital services #law when he was a European commissioner overseeing #digital #policy.
The other individuals facing a travel ban were involved in nonprofit organizations that the #Trump admin accused of targeting #US #socialmedia companies & users [nah, just the ones promoting racism, sexism & disinformation].
#democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
In 2022, the EU passed a #law called the #DigitalServicesAct that requires #socialmedia companies to meet transparency standards & to remove certain #racist, #antisemitic & #violent content if it violates national laws.
The #Trump admin sees the Digital Services Act as an attempt to force #US platforms to censor speech globally — an allegation European officials deny.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
In the #US, #FreeSpeech protections allow #socialmedia companies to set their own #content policies. And #Trump & others on the right have successfully pushed social media firms to roll back #moderation rules that they viewed as silencing “conservative” [racist, antisemitic, sexist] voices.
In #Britain & the #EU, there are certain restrictions on #HateSpeech & open #bigotry.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #RevengePolitics
Thomas Régnier, a spox for the EC, said, “Our digital rules ensure a safe, fair & level playing field for all companies, applied fairly & without discrimination.”
The travel ban is a major escalation in a dispute between the #Trump admin & #Europe over the #regulation of #online #content & #socialmedia.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
On Wednesday, European ofcls including President Emmanuel #Macron of France criticized the #Trump admin’s decision.
“These measures amount to #intimidation & #coercion aimed at undermining European #digital #sovereignty,” Macron said on social media. “The rules governing the #EuropeanUnion’s digital space are not meant to be determined outside #Europe.”
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
The 4 individuals, along with a former senior European Commission official, #ThierryBreton of France, were barred from entering the #UnitedStates after Secretary of State #MarcoRubio labeled them “radical activists” who undercut “free speech”.
#Trump #law #democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
#JosephineBallon & #AnnaLenaVonHodenberg lead a German #LegalAid organization that assists individuals facing #online #abuse & #violent #threats.
#ClareMelford runs a British group that helps identify #disinformation.
#ImranAhmed is a British activist who runs an organization that has chronicled #antivax #content #on socialmedia.
On Tuesday, the #Trump admin accused all of them of a campaign of “censorship” against Americans.
#law #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
They Seek to Curb #Online #Hate. The US Accused Them of “Censorship”.
The #Trump admin said 5 regulators & researchers who work to tackle #disinformation & #abuse on the #internet had been barred from entering the #UnitedStates.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/europe-us-online-censorship-free-speech.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
#AI bots circumvent even #moderation of applications requiring a motivation of why people want to join.
The moderator:
'I don’t know how to run a forum in this future. I don't have the time or emotional energy to screen regular attacks by LLMs, knowing that making the wrong decision costs a real person their connection to a niche community.
I don't know how to determine whether someone’s post about their new bicycle is genuine enthusiasm or automated astroturf'
https://aphyr.com/posts/389-the-future-of-forums-is-lies-i-guess #Aphyr
RE: https://mastodon.social/@distrowatch/115742888274934353
1. SirDice gave a reason – "… it was likely trashed because people kept making it political."
2. vermaden acknowledged the reason
3. vermaden's later statement – "without warning or reason" – has been seen by at least twenty-one thousand people.
@distrowatch used the phrase "false information".
This is not rocket science. The statement made by vermaden is demonstrably false.
7.8.0 - Happy Holidays https://activitypub.blog/2025/12/17/7-8-0-happy-holidays/ #ActivityPub, #Fediverse, #Moderation, #Reactions, #Reader, #WordPress
@distrowatch thanks.
Let's note, at the foot of the penultimate archived page (prior to removal of the topic):
― opening poster RypPn pleaded for people to be better
― eternal_noob replied, "But i'd like to watch things burn. 🥸".
The flames certainly entertained that one person. Moderators might have been less amused; it seems that all twenty pages went up in smoke less than three hours later.
People: be careful what you wish for, especially when the wish is for destruction.
#357 of reasons why you need to moderate health communities:
To stop the promotion of unapproved meds that could harm people
#CommunityManagers #moderation #UGC #antigrift
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7exlcsle4mjfhu3wnhcgizz6/post/3madxwfshmb23
Hackers' Pub 신고(flag) 기능 기획서
Spannend, ich habe eben DREI Inhalts-Warnungen bekommen, @leuchtturm, habt ihr neue Moderatoren? 😉
https://norden.social/@nilz/115740221787920944
Eine sw Zeichnung, auf der nichts Anstößiges sichtbar ist. Wofür die Inhaltswarnung, für etwas, das in eurer Fantasie stattfindet?
https://norden.social/@nilz/115740192731883180
Diesen Beitrag hab ich selber mit CW gepostet - wozu noch eure Inhaltswarnung?
https://norden.social/@nilz/115740158844839552
Ba Dum Tss!!?? 🤔 I don't get it. 😅
To illustrate what I'm referring to with Mozilla's Connect discussions being over-moderated:
I created a response (not my own thread) to someone else's post that read only, "Please stop the AI slop" and it was marked as spam.
My suggestion that Firefox moving to be an AI browser was the equivalent of jumping off a bridge because one's friends had jumped off a bridge was likewise marked as spam.
#Mozilla #FireFox #Moderation #Censorship #AI #Tone-Deaf #ToneDeaf
The situation with Mozilla is worse than I anticipated. Not only are they going headlong into the AI hellscape, but their moderation team at "Connect" are actively suppressing discussion about how disgusted users are with the direction they're taking.
I have attempted to comment and post recently on the topic in their official discussion forms to only have EVERY comment and post marked as spam.
Fucking pathetic.
#Mozilla #FireFox #Moderation #Censorship #AI #Tone-Deaf #ToneDeaf
7.8.0 – Happy Holidays
As the year wraps up, ActivityPub 7.8.0 lands with stronger moderation tools, more flexible reactions, and a small surprise. Subscribe to shared blocklists with automatic updates and bulk-import domain blocks. Reactions now support a clean, avatar-free summary view. Plus, curious users can preview the new experimental Social Web Reader inside WordPress admin.
