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Further scrutiny for relics-related posts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Further scrutiny for relics-related posts

China Daily  

By Cao Yin | China Daily | Updated: 2024-10-30 08:59 China has pledged to tighten scrutiny over content related to ancient tombs on livestreaming and short-video platforms, as the nation aims to intensify the fight against crimes involving cultural relics. "The internet users posted such content to get more online views, but those videos have misled the public and also …

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Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP

Wired  

This week Mark Zuckerberg sent a letter to Jim Jordan, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Specifically, he said that in 2021 the Biden administration asked Meta “to censor some Covid-related content.” Meta did take the posts down, and Zuckerberg now regrets the decision. After years of insisting that, right or wrong, a social media company’s content decisions did …

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Government will ‘look more broadly at social media’ after riots – Starmer
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Government will ‘look more broadly at social media’ after riots – Starmer

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The Government will …

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HC directs Ramdev to take down content, posts claiming Coronil can cure Covid-19
4 months, 3 weeks ago

HC directs Ramdev to take down content, posts claiming Coronil can cure Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday directed yoga guru Ramdev to take down within three days content and posts claiming that Coronil can “cure” Covid-19 and that it was not just an immunity booster while questioning the efficacy of allopathy against the pandemic. I have directed the defendants to take down within three days failing which I have directed social …

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Rohingya refugees move court over ‘hate campaigns’ on Facebook, flag high risk in poll year
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rohingya refugees move court over ‘hate campaigns’ on Facebook, flag high risk in poll year

The Hindu  

A recent public interest litigation plea filed by two Rohingya refugees before the Delhi High Court has flagged “hate campaigns” on the social media platform, Facebook, referring to members of the community as “terrorists” and “infiltrators”, and exaggerating the number of Rohingya who fled ethnic violence in Myanmar and sought refuge in India. ‘Physical threats’ They said the community faces …

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TikTok faces calls for ban amid claims of anti-Israel ‘indoctrination’
1 year, 1 month ago

TikTok faces calls for ban amid claims of anti-Israel ‘indoctrination’

Al Jazeera  

US lawmakers renew calls to restrict app amid anxiety about growing pro-Palestinian views among young people. In recent weeks, powerful politicians, including senators Josh Hawley and Marco Rubio and House Representative Mike Gallagher, have reiterated calls for a ban on TikTok, citing the app’s alleged bias towards anti-Israel and anti-Jewish content. “Analysts have attributed this disparity to the ubiquity of …

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Here is how your Tumblr experience will change
1 year, 5 months ago

Here is how your Tumblr experience will change

The Hindu  

Tumblr posted a public message examining its weaknesses and outlined some measures it would take to fix its core experience and become easier to use. The popular microblogging site which was founded in 2007 plans to attract new users, show better quality content when the app launches, make it easier for users to interact, grow its creator base, encourage returns …

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Twitter slow to act on misleading U.S. election content, experts say
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter slow to act on misleading U.S. election content, experts say

The Hindu  

Election experts reported the spread of new falsehoods across Twitter and other social media services on Tuesday as Americans voted in midterm elections, four days after Twitter Inc. fired half its staff and new owner Elon Musk tweeted a recommendation to vote for Republican candidates. The nonpartisan watchdog group Common Cause, which monitors social media for voter suppression efforts, said …

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Centre to form panels in three months to hear appeals on social media posts
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre to form panels in three months to hear appeals on social media posts

The Hindu  

Social media users will now have the option to appeal against the grievance redressal process of the platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, before an appellate panel formed by the government, with the Centre notifying the amendments to the IT intermediary rules on October 28. “The Central Government shall, by notification, establish one or more Grievance Appellate Committees within …

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Meta Rethinks the Philosophy of the Facebook Feed
2 years, 2 months ago

Meta Rethinks the Philosophy of the Facebook Feed

Wired  

The Facebook app, the blockbuster that powers the company we now call Meta, has been spending time in the juggernaut infirmary. An earlier leaked memo revealed that their intent was to transform Feed from a list of posts mostly from friends into a “discovery engine” of “unconnected content” that can come from anywhere—much like the addictive feed at the heart …

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GIFCT database to target 'extremist content' from 'White Supremacists'
3 years, 4 months ago

GIFCT database to target 'extremist content' from 'White Supremacists'

Op India  

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism will expand its database to target ‘extremist content’ shared by ‘white supremacists’ and ‘far-right militias’, Reuters has reported. The GIFCT will use lists from intelligence sharing groups such as Five Eyes to add URLs and PDFs from Proud Boys, the Three Percenters and other ‘white supremacist’ and ‘militia’ groups. “Anyone looking at the …

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Instagram Hit by Bug That Deleted Activists' Stories Mysteriously, Company Says Issues Fixed
3 years, 7 months ago

Instagram Hit by Bug That Deleted Activists' Stories Mysteriously, Company Says Issues Fixed

News 18  

Instagram has announced that the company is aware that users worldwide faced an error where their posts, stories, and even highlights got deleted mysteriously. Though the company does not mention India, many activists in the country complained of similar errors while resharing COVID-19-related resources on Instagram. Adam Mosseri also took to Twitter, and said that the technical glitch impacted?millions of …

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'Ya Basta Facebook' Says Company Must Curb Misinformation In Spanish
3 years, 9 months ago

'Ya Basta Facebook' Says Company Must Curb Misinformation In Spanish

NPR  

'Ya Basta Facebook' Says Company Must Curb Misinformation In Spanish Enlarge this image toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP Jenny Kane/AP Facebook is failing to enforce its own rules against falsehoods about COVID-19, vaccines, election fraud and conspiracy theories when it comes to posts in Spanish, according to a coalition of advocacy groups. Cárdenas said he would press Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg …

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From Facebook to TikTok, U.S. political influencers are paid for posts
4 years, 1 month ago

From Facebook to TikTok, U.S. political influencers are paid for posts

The Hindu  

A voter registration project is compensating Latina mothers for social media posts about climate change, while a political action committee is paying eight TikTok influencers for videos to help get the youth vote out for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. will be at the heart of how we address that communication need.” Political groups and strategists say they work with …

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Facebook Clamps Down On Posts, Ads That Could Undermine U.S. Presidential Election
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook Clamps Down On Posts, Ads That Could Undermine U.S. Presidential Election

NPR  

Facebook Clamps Down On Posts, Ads That Could Undermine U.S. Presidential Election Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated at 10:55 a.m. The company recently joined Twitter in removing accounts that spread "false stories about racial justice, the Democratic presidential campaign of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and President Trump's policies," as NPR's Bobby Allyn …

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How to become a social media influencer
4 years, 4 months ago

How to become a social media influencer

India Today  

In the past five years, social media marketing has seen a huge uptick and it continues to gain immense popularity. The very first step to developing a career as a social media influencer is to select your niche and start posting relevant, high-quality posts, videos, stories, and carousels on your social media page. How to become a social media influencer …

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