Regulation, Policy, & Platform Governance – Page 93

Texas social media “censorship” law reinstated by appeals court | The Texas Tribune

May 12, 2022

A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a Republican-backed Texas law that prohibits large social media companies from banning users over their political viewpoints. The decision hands a win to […]
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Meta withdraws ask for Oversight Board’s advice on Russia-Ukraine war | The Verge

May 12, 2022

Meta rescinded a request to have its own Oversight Board weigh in on content moderation policy related to the Russia-Ukraine war, citing “ongoing safety and security concerns.” It’s the first […]
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Google paying more than 300 EU publishers for news, more to come | Reuters

May 12, 2022

BRUSSELS, May 11 (Reuters) – Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google has signed deals to pay more than 300 publishers in Germany, France and four other EU countries for their news and […]
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Meta Accused Of Human Trafficking and Union-Busting in Kenya | Time

May 11, 2022

Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, and its largest outsourcing partner in Africa are facing new allegations of forced labor, human trafficking, and union busting in Kenya. Daniel Motaung, a former […]
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The complex realm of misinformation intervention | Popular Science

May 11, 2022

If you’re someone who’s “chronically online,” then chances are good that you’ve encountered content that is either false or misleading. This is officially known as “misinformation,” and according to non-profit […]
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Meta Rethinks News Partnerships as Priorities Shift | The Information

May 11, 2022

Meta Platforms is considering reducing the money it gives news organizations as it reevaluates the partnerships it struck over the past few years, according to people familiar with the matter. […]
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Why Elon Musk’s ambition to have Twitter “authenticate all real humans” will get people killed | Rest of World

May 9, 2022

In June 2021, Alita, a trans woman living in Saudi Arabia, saw a hashtag trending on Twitter that translated roughly to “a space for hatred of religion.” In a Twitter […]
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Elon Musk is wrong: research shows content rules on Twitter help preserve free speech from bots and other manipulation | The Conversation

May 9, 2022

Elon Musk’s accepted bid to purchase Twitter has triggered a lot of debate about what it means for the future of the social media platform, which plays an important role […]
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The Declaration for the Future of the Internet Is for Wavering Democracies, Not China and Russia | Lawfare

May 9, 2022

On April 28, the Biden administration announced a new global partnership that sets norms for the use of technology by nation-states: the Declaration for the Future of the Internet. While […]
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Europe’s New Law Will Force Secretive TikTok to Open Up | WIRED

May 5, 2022

Social networks grow up faster these days. It took Facebook eight years to reach 1 billion users, but TikTok got there in just five. The fast-growing short-video app also got […]
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