Australian regulator demands social media firms disclose anti-terrorism efforts
Sydney, Australia Reuters An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to social media platforms from YouTube, X and Facebook to Telegram and Reddit, demanding they hand over information about their efforts to stamp out terrorism content. The e-Safety Commission said it was concerned the platforms were not doing enough to stop extremists from using live-streaming […]
Spanish bishop rebukes priests who joked about wishing Pope goes to heaven soon
Madrid, Spain AP A Spanish bishop rebuked comments made by some priests on a weekly internet program about praying for Pope Francis to die as soon as possible. The priests later apologised. Archbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves of Toledo posted a statement on the archdiocese website Wednesday saying it rejected the comments and warned that it may take “corrective […]
Google to launch anti-misinformation campaign ahead of EU elections
London, UK Reuters Google is preparing to launch an anti-misinformation campaign across five countries in the European Union, the company told Reuters ahead of the bloc’s parliamentary elections and tougher new rules tackling online content. In June, EU citizens will elect a new European Parliament to pass policies and laws in the region and lawmakers […]
“I’m back”: Trump returns to YouTube, Facebook after two-year ban
Reuters Former US President Donald Trump posted to YouTube and Facebook on Friday, in a return to social media platforms that he used to power his political rise until he was cut off following the 6th January, 2021, attack on Congress by his followers. Trump shared a video that appeared to be from one of […]
Postcards: India Partition – after 75 years, tech opens a window into the past
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how Facebook, YouTube and VR are helping people in India and Pakistan connect, despite the bloodshed of independence in 1947…
Call for action: Iraq Yazidis want Big Tech held to account for Islamic State crimes
Social media companies should be investigated over posts in which abducted Yazidi women and girls were trafficked by IS militants, activists and lawyers say. MAYA GEBEILY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Facebook, Twitter outpaced by smaller platforms in fight against harmful content – agency
Reuters Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet’s YouTube made smaller strides than their social media rivals including TikTok and Reddit at battling harmful content such as hate speech and misinformation during the second half of 2020, a study released last week has shown. Advertising agency IPG Mediabrands released its ‘Media Responsibility Index’, examining how the top social […]
“Lost memories”: War crimes evidence threatened by AI moderation
AVI ASHER-SCHAPIRO and BAN BARKAWI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how Al-enabled tools on media websites may be erroneously removing content that could be used to prove rights violations at bodies like the International Criminal Court…
SIGHT-SEEING: A NEW YORK PERSPECTIVE – HOW CHURCHES CAN ADAPT IN A TIME OF LOCKDOWNS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING
MARCUS CHEONG, writing from New York City, draws on his own experience at C3 Church Manhattan to talk about how churches can adapt to an online environment as the coronavirus pandemic causes shutdowns across the world…
YouTube key to evangelising young people online, UK survey finds
The “most effective space for sharing Jesus online” is YouTube, according to a new study carried out for Youth For Christ in the UK. The research – which followed on from a 2017 study which found three-quarters of Generation Z engaged with YouTube daily – found that 41 per cent of young people ranked YouTube […]