Activists fear that important video evidence from the history of the Syrian war is at risk as YouTube reins in content, reports the AP.

https://apnews.com/d9f1c4f1bf20445ab06cbdff566a2b70

 

Rolling Stone examines the human cost of monitoring the internet. For the Thousands who dredge through the worst content on social media platforms, content moderation is more than a labor issue.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/the-human-cost-of-monitoring-the-internet-w496279

 

A new report from the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel claims the government’s 'Cyber Unit' has been operating illegally to censor social media content.

https://www.adalah.org/en/content/view/9228

 

In addition to prohibited content, Facebook users can report “fake news. ” The Financial Times reports that the social network’s self-policing needs an update.

https://www.ft.com/content/f5d04d7e-9481-11e7-a9e6-11d2f0ebb7f0 (paywalled)

 
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mathana Stender

Matthew Stender, Project Strategist for onlinecensorship.org, is a Tech Ethicist, focusing on the ethical and cultural implications of emerging technology. His research focuses on algorithm transparency, network bias and freedom of expression online, as well as political and socio-cultural dynamics of censorship by social media networks.