Facebook Parent Meta’s Oversight Board Can Now Apply Warning Screens to Moderate Content

Facebook Parent Meta’s Oversight Board Can Now Apply Warning Screens to Moderate Content

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Meta Platforms’ independent oversight board said on Thursday that starting this month, it can decide on applying warning screens, marking content as “disturbing” or “sensitive”. The board, which already has the ability to review user appeals to remove content, said it would be able to make binding decisions to apply…

Spotify Acquires Content Moderation Firm Kinzen to Detect Harmful Content on the Platform

Spotify Acquires Content Moderation Firm Kinzen to Detect Harmful Content on the Platform

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Audio-streaming service Spotify Technology on Wednesday said it had acquired Kinzen, a firm that has helped it identify harmful content on the platform. The acquisition is part of Spotify‘s efforts to deal with harmful content on its service after a backlash earlier this year over “The Joe Rogan Experience”, in…

Twitter to Provide More Data to Research Groups Studying Content Moderation

Twitter to Provide More Data to Research Groups Studying Content Moderation

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Twitter plans to provide more data to external researchers who study online misinformation and moderation, the social media company said on Thursday, part of what it says is an effort to increase transparency on the platform. The company will also open an application process to allow more people working in…