Tag: content moderation
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Why Facebook’s proposed hate speech policy on Zionism would only add fuel to the fire
We oppose Facebook adding “Zionist” as a protected category for content moderation in the fight against anti-Semitism. It is likely to backfire, given the company’s inability to adhere to human rights principles in its content moderation practices.…
2 March 2021
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More about Big Government than Big Tech
Raman Jit Singh Chima, The Hindu
1 March 2021
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Internet censorship in Tanzania: the price of free expression online keeps getting higher
The government has replaced bad regulations with new ones that enable the same kind of harmful internet censorship in Tanzania. Not only does the new law stifle free expression, it allows the government to profit from ratcheting up online censorship and control.…
22 October 2020
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How the Digital Services Act could hack Big Tech’s human rights problem
Tech companies are exercising enormous power without taking sufficient responsibility to safeguard our rights, leaving us prey to abuse. The Digital Services Act is a chance for the EU to establish clear responsibilities for private actors and hold them to account, while ensuring our rights are protected. …
15 October 2020
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Open letter to Facebook on violence-inciting speech: act now to protect Ethiopians
Civil society organizations and individuals from around the world are calling on Facebook to immediately take action to stop its services from being used to incite violence, propagate hatred, and advance discrimination in Ethiopia.…
27 July 2020