The fight for diversity in the US: many are turning, Apple is resisting. Zuckerberg's end of censorship turns the platform into a cesspool of unrestrained hate 🔐 #WEEKLY ~ January 12th
Bing pretends to be Google. Exodus from Aktually. Mac shipments are growing significantly. The fragmentation of social networks continues.
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For several months, Meta hid posts containing LGBTQ+ hashtags from all users who had the sensitive content filter turned on. Meta claims this was done by mistake. (UserMag)
Ten current and former Meta employees share frustrations over Meta's surrender to the right on speech issues. One called the changes “a precursor for genocide” (Platformer)
Donald Trump says Meta has “come a long way” after the company announced it will end its fact-checking program, and that Meta's “presentation was excellent” (FoxNews)
Meta has exempted top advertisers from the standard content moderation process. Internal memos seen by the Financial Times state that Meta will "suppress detections" based on how much an advertiser has spent on the platform, and that some top advertisers will instead be screened by humans. (FT)
The EU rejects Zuckerberg's claim that "Europe has an increasing number of laws institutionalising censorship" and says it only demands the removal of illegal content. (Reuters)
Microsoft plans enterprise-wide layoffs based on performance (The Information)
Look at confusing or contradictory examples of hate speech for moderators of user content that allow derogatory remarks about races, nationalities, and others. (The Intercept)
Internet, webdesign
Jiří Hynek and Karel Hrubeš are launching Odkryto, a new website funded by public contributions. The reporters plan to launch the new project in February, and the materials on the website are to be freely available. (Médiář)