Essay: Twitter and Elon Musk – why free speech absolutism threatens human rights
Academics SARAH GLOZER, EMILY JANE GODWIN and RITA MOTA – in an article first published on The Conversation – argue that the internet is a better place when the most successful platforms engage in human rights-focused screening…
Metaverse to crypto: Five tech trends to watch out for in 2022
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation From tackling the coronavirus pandemic to working remotely and communicating with loved ones, digital tools, platforms and policies increasingly affect how we live our lives. Here are five tech trends to look out for in 2022. CryptocurrenciesCryptocurrencies are shifting from the fringes of finance to the mainstream, with major investors, companies […]
Online content moderation: Can AI help clean up social media?
Thomson Reuters Foundation Two days after it was sued by Rohingya refugees from Myanmar over allegations that it did not take action against hate speech, social media company Meta, formerly known as Facebook, announced a new artificial intelligence system to tackle harmful content. Machine learning tools have increasingly become the go-to solution for tech firms […]
Facebook offers up first-ever estimate of hate speech prevalence on its platform
Reuters Facebook Inc for the first time on Thursday disclosed numbers on the prevalence of hate speech on its platform, saying that out of every 10,000 content views in the third quarter, 10 to 11 included hate speech. The world’s largest social media company, under scrutiny over its policing of abuses, particularly around November’s US […]