The Weekly Takedown: 18 January 2017
by Jillian C. York | Jan 18 2017
CENSORED: According to reports, Facebook is blocking certain political content from local users at the behest of the Thai government.
LONG READ: Two former Microsoft employees are suing the company on the basis that their work as content moderators caused them to suffer from PTSD.
NSFW: A project called "Genderless Nipples" is posting images of different nipples to Instagram in an effort to demonstrate the discriminatory nature of the company's nudity policy.
SPEECH: Facebook is expanding its program to fight fake news into Germany; politicians in that country have expressed concern about the phenomenon.
BONUS READS:
- A Syrian migrant is suing Facebook after being falsely accused of terrorism on the platform.
- Buzzfeed's Charlie Warzel argues for greater transparency of Twitter content takedowns.
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.
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