Topic: content moderation
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YouTube Reinstates Creators Banned for COVID Misinfo
YouTube is reversing its policy by allowing some previously banned creators, who spread COVID-19 and election misinformation, to return to the platform. The company attributes the change to a commitment to free expression, citing past political pressure and the evolution of its community guidelin...
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Inside the Hellscape of American Content Moderation
The film "American Sweatshop" explores the psychological toll on content moderators who filter harmful online content, highlighting their role in maintaining usable digital spaces. It focuses on a moderator's mental unraveling after viewing disturbing material, using indirect visuals to emphasize...
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YouTube Reinstates Banned Channels: Advertiser Impact Explained
YouTube is reinstating channels previously banned under old COVID-19 and election rules, marking a major shift in moderation toward free expression. Reinstated channels can monetize content again, expanding ad inventory but raising brand-safety concerns for advertisers. The policy change allows s...
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Charlie Kirk's Death Sparks Debate on Content Moderation
The shooting of activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University sparked widespread circulation of graphic videos on social media platforms, often without warnings or consent, and was accompanied by an AI-generated misinformation report about his survival. Researchers and experts criticize platfor...
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OpenAI Adds Parental Controls for Teen ChatGPT Users
OpenAI has launched parental controls for ChatGPT, enabling parents to receive alerts if teens discuss self-harm or suicide, and law enforcement may be notified in urgent cases. Enhanced content protections are automatically applied to teen accounts, restricting exposure to graphic material, harm...
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OpenAI's New Parental Controls: What You Need to Know
OpenAI has launched parental controls for ChatGPT, allowing parents to manage teen accounts by limiting sensitive content, disabling features like memory and voice mode, and adjusting privacy settings. Parents can link their account to their teen's but cannot read their conversation history, exce...
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AI Helps US Investigators Spot AI-Generated Child Abuse Images
Federal investigators are using AI to identify AI-generated child sexual abuse material, helping them focus on rescuing real children from harm. A contract with Hive AI provides specialized detection algorithms to handle a dramatic surge in generative AI-related incidents overwhelming traditional...
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Meta's Child Safety Leak: A Damaging Turn for the Worse
Whistleblowers revealed that Meta is actively suppressing research on child safety risks in VR to avoid legal liability, rather than addressing known dangers. Despite official age restrictions, children under 13 routinely access Meta's VR platforms, where immersive technology poses uniquely invas...
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Roblox Unveils Short-Form Video Feed & AI Creator Tools
Roblox introduced a new short-form video feature called "Roblox Moments" for users aged 13 and above, enabling gameplay recording, editing, and sharing within a community feed. The platform is increasing monetization for developers by raising the DevEx rate, allowing creators to earn 8.5% more wh...
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Pornhub Settles CSAM Allegations for $5 Million
Pornhub and its parent company Aylo have agreed to a $5 million settlement with the FTC and Utah over allegations of enabling illegal content distribution, including child sexual abuse material and nonconsensual videos. The platform was found to have inadequate content moderation, such as delayin...
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Platforms React to Charlie Kirk Shooting Incident
Graphic footage of Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting spread on social media, leading major platforms to address content moderation policies. The incident has sparked debate over platform responsibility, user safety, and balancing free speech with harmful content. Public opinion is split between calls...
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Disney to Pay $10M for Illegally Collecting Kids' Data on YouTube
Disney will pay $10 million to settle FTC allegations that it mislabeled children's content on YouTube, enabling illegal data collection from young viewers. The mislabeling bypassed YouTube's child privacy protections, violating COPPA by allowing targeted ads and data gathering without parental c...
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YouTube Music Tests AI Radio Hosts for Trivia & Commentary
YouTube Music is testing AI hosts that provide trivia and commentary about the music you're playing, aiming to create a more engaging listening experience. This feature builds on similar AI initiatives like Spotify's DJ and is being tested through YouTube Labs, initially available to a limited U....
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FTC Demands AI Firms Disclose Chatbot Risks to Children
The FTC has issued a formal demand to seven major AI companies, including OpenAI and Meta, to disclose how their chatbots affect the safety and well-being of children and teenagers. This action follows tragic incidents where teens reportedly engaged in harmful conversations with AI, prompting bip...
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Character.AI Launches Video Creation & Social Feats
Character.AI has expanded beyond text with new features like AvatarFX for AI-generated videos, Scenes for collaborative storytelling, and Streams for dynamic character interactions, shifting toward multimedia experiences. The platform faces safety concerns, including past incidents of harmful cha...
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Google's Gemini AI Model Shows Safety Decline
Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash AI model shows a 4.1% decline in text-to-text safety and a 9.6% drop in image-to-text safety compared to its predecessor, raising concerns about content moderation. Major AI developers like Google, Meta, and OpenAI are prioritizing permissiveness, but this sh...
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Wikipedia Embraces AI While Keeping Human Volunteers
Wikipedia is integrating AI as an assistant to support human contributors, not replace them, with a three-year strategy focused on collaboration. AI will automate repetitive tasks like translations and onboarding, allowing editors to focus on curating accurate content through human oversight. The...
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Google to Block Nonconsensual Intimate Images from Search
Google has partnered with StopNCII.org to proactively identify and block non-consensual intimate images from its search results, aiming to protect individuals from digital abuse. The initiative uses hashing technology to detect such content without storing or viewing it, prioritizing user privacy...
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Google AI Staff Fired in Working Conditions Dispute
Over 200 contractors refining Google's AI systems were abruptly terminated without notice due to a pay and working conditions dispute, despite their critical role in enhancing products like the Gemini chatbot. These specialists, employed through outsourcing firm GlobalLogic, were tasked with impr...
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The Best Smart Glasses Just Got Even Better
The Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer Gen 2 smart glasses offer significant upgrades in battery life and functionality, providing a polished user experience for wearable tech enthusiasts. Vivaldi 7.6 browser update emphasizes deep customization for a personalized experience, while Google for Windows reemerge...
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Bluesky Expands Age Verification to South Dakota & Wyoming
Bluesky has expanded age verification requirements to users in South Dakota and Wyoming, requiring government ID, credit card details, or facial recognition scans to confirm legal age. The verification process is managed through Epic Games’ Kids Web Services, aiming to balance compliance with use...
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Meta Accused of Suppressing VR Safety Research for Kids
Whistleblowers allege Meta is suppressing research on potential harms of VR to children, with legal interference to block unfavorable findings. Meta denies the claims, stating it has approved numerous studies on youth safety and improved parental controls for its VR products. These allegations wi...
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How Disinformation on X Fueled the Minnesota Shooting Narrative
Social media platform X rapidly spread disinformation following the Minneapolis church shooting, including unverified claims and re-uploaded perpetrator videos. High-profile users, including Elon Musk and political figures, amplified baseless theories about the shooter's motives, which gained wid...
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Meta's 'Vibes' Feed: AI-Generated Short Videos Arrive
Meta is launching "Vibes," a new feed for AI-generated short videos within its Meta AI app and website, similar to TikTok but populated entirely by AI-created content. The platform will feature personalized, algorithm-curated videos that users can create, remix, and share, with Meta partnering wi...
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IBC2025: Why Supply Chain Fixes Can't Save Legacy Media
The broadcast industry is at a critical inflection point, facing economic pressures and a struggle for relevance against dominant streaming platforms and big tech companies. Legacy media must adopt cloud-native, agile production and AI-driven operational efficiencies to reduce costs and meet mode...
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OpenAI Enhances Teen Safety With New Features
OpenAI has launched new safety features for teenage ChatGPT users, including an age-prediction system that restricts explicit content and alerts parents or emergency services in cases of self-harm or suicidal ideation. Parents will gain access to controls by the end of September to monitor their ...
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Wikipedia Halts AI Summaries After Editor Backlash
Wikipedia paused its AI-generated article summaries after volunteer editors strongly opposed the move, citing concerns about accuracy and the platform's reliability. The "Simple Article Summaries" feature, introduced in mobile versions with an "Unverified" label, aimed to enhance accessibility bu...
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Google's New AI Model Detects Spam 40x More Effectively
Google introduced the Graph Foundation Model (GFM), an AI breakthrough that detects spam with up to 40x higher accuracy than existing methods by analyzing interconnected data patterns. GFM overcomes limitations of traditional graph neural networks (GNNs) by adapting to new datasets without retrai...
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Elon Musk Accused of Silencing Microsoft Critics of Charlie Kirk
Elon Musk publicly called on Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to investigate Blizzard employees who criticized commentator Charlie Kirk online following his death. Conservative figures, including Representative Clay Higgins, supported consequences for those who spoke negatively about Kirk, with some s...
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Regulators Target AI Companions & Meet the Innovator of 2025
The focus of AI concerns is shifting from theoretical risks to immediate emotional and psychological dangers, particularly regarding AI companionship among youth. Recent lawsuits and studies highlight alarming trends, including teen suicides linked to AI and widespread use of AI for emotional sup...
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