6 July 2017: The Weekly Takedown
by Jillian C. York | Jul 6 2017
LONG READ: Instagram is using AI—not humans—to identify certain content that violates the Community Guidelines, writes @skrishna
USER NOT FOUND: “Facebook struggles with its censorship rules, often censoring black activists speaking out on racism,” writes @kelmacias
SPEECH!: @nicole argues that Facebook should be more open about its hate speech policy
CENSORED: The Chinese government has ordered Weibo—and two other services—to ban livestreaming from their platforms, writes @Yvettweets
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jillian C. York
Jillian C. York is a writer and activist whose work lies at the intersection of technology and policy. Based in Berlin, she serves of the Director for International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where she works on issues of free expression, privacy, and digital security.
SUGGESTED READINGS
17 August 2017: The Weekly Takedown
Jillian C. York
Aug 17 2017
As white supremacists take to the streets, social media companies have begun to deny them a platform online.
The Weekly Takedown: 7 December 2016
Jillian C. York
Dec 6 2016
Silicon Valley companies join forces against terrorism, one Chinese's company's quest to take censorship abroad, and more.
February 9, 2016: Facebook thinks ice cream cones are too sexy
Jillian C. York
Feb 9 2016
Each week, we will share a roundup of notable news articles related to censorship on social networks.