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Canadian man, who posed as New Jersey teen to sexually exploit over 145 US children, sentenced for 33 yearsA Canadian man received a 33-year prison sentence in the United States for a widespread sextortion scheme. Ramanan Pathmanathan targeted ov...- EU finds Meta failing to keep under-13s off Facebook, InstagramThe European Union has accused Meta of not effectively preventing users under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram, which could lead to...
- Manipur suspends internet in 5 districts after attack on two childrenThe decision was taken in view of the prevailing law and order situation, amid concerns that anti-social elements could misuse social media...
- In wake of US social media verdicts, look at what limits other countries have imposed for kidsOn Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. A day earlier in New Mexico...
- Meta apologises after disturbing and violent videos flood Instagram feeds of usersThis incident occurred as Meta continues to refine its content moderation policies, especially when it comes to using automated systems to ...
- Australian regulator demands social media firms disclose anti-terrorism effortsAustralian regulator pressures social media platforms to combat terrorism content, hate speech, and handle fines, challenging platforms lik...
- Meta faces Kenya legal offensive by content moderatorsSlapped with massive fines in the European Union for violating data protection laws, Meta is fighting on another front in Kenya, where cont...
- Facebook took action on about 45% of users' complaints in MarchThe social media platform took action on less than one-fourth of grievances in cases where users have objected to the content which they cl...
- Meta acts on 2.29 crore content pieces on Facebook, Instagram in NovemberMeta received 2,368 complaints under the IT Rules of 2021 from Instagram users where the highest number of complaints was for an account be...
- Lawsuit accuses Meta of enabling hateful posts in Ethiopia conflictThe lawsuit, filed in Kenya on Tuesday, was brought by two Ethiopian researchers and Kenyan rights group the Katiba Institute.
- YouTube, Meta will expand policies, research to fight online extremismPlatforms such as Alphabet's YouTube and Meta Platforms' Facebook have come under fire for years from critics who say the companies have al...
- Meta takes action against 2.7 crore posts on Facebook, Instagram in IndiaMeta on its own identified 9.98 lakh "Dangerous Organizations and Individuals: Terrorism" related content and finally it took action agains...
- Facebook sees 38% jump in hate speech; violent content rises 86% on Instagram in AprilFacebook detected 53,200 hate speech in April, which is 37.82% higher compared to 38,600 detected in March, on which the platform took acti...
- Facebook owner Meta briefly blocks hashtags tied to Bucha killingsMeta spokesman Andy Stone said automated systems that scan for violent imagery on Facebook and Instagram, which the company also owns, were...
- Over 16.2 mn content pieces "actioned" on Facebook proactively in India during Nov: MetaIn its latest report, Meta said 519 user reports were received by Facebook through its Indian grievance mechanism between November 1-30.
- 'Are your friends becoming extremists?' Facebook asks its users in a fresh warningFacebook said the small test was running as a pilot for a global approach.
- Facebook says refinements in AI helped curb hate speech, sexual and violent contentIt said the "prevalence" of hate speech in the first quarter of 2021 was between 0.05 and 0.06%.
- Facebook says hate speech, violent content dropped in Oct-Dec 2020The improvement in prevalence is mainly due to changes Facebook made for reducing problematic content in News Feed, Vice President (integri...
- Facebook includes prevalence of hate speech in latest community standards enforcement reportFacebook said in quarter three of 2020, hate speech prevalence was 0.10% – 0.11% or 10 to 11 views of hate speech for every 10,000 views of...
- Facebook, Twitter pledge Australia action on extreme contentIn a statement, Facebook said it’s been reviewing what more it can do “to limit our services from being used to cause harm or spread hate” ...
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