2 August 2017: The Weekly Takedown
by Jillian C. York | Aug 2 2017 |
404: Google says that artificial intelligence—not humans—is best at scrubbing extremist content
LONG READ: The movement to #freethenipple demonstrates the difficulty of enacting policy changes on private platforms
SPEECH!: In making decisions about the limits of free speech, Facebook often fails the very groups it’s trying to protect
CENSORED: Facebook was a place where Pakistanis could debate religion; now it’s a tool to punish ‘blasphemers’
BONUS READ:
- Twitter’s internal numbers show the company is getting less awful at fighting harassment
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