#NewMexico has opened a #trial accusing #Meta of facilitating #childpredators, arguing the company lied about #platformsafety while knowing it harmed teens. The state contends Meta executives' public statements contradicted internal research about Instagram and Facebook's impact on young users. https://www.theverge.com/policy/876168/new-mexico-attorney-general-meta-child-predator-social-media-addiction-trial?eicker.news #tech #media #news
New Mexico goes to trial to accuse Meta of facilitating child predators

A trial in a case brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez against Meta for allegedly making false statements about its platforms’ safety began Monday.

The Verge

Grok's controversy highlights how platform integration amplifies AI risks. While ChatGPT keeps generated images in private sessions, Grok publishes outputs directly to X's public feed by default. This architectural choice, combined with reduced safety staffing, created what appears to be the first mainstream AI abuse distribution system. Eight countries coordinated regulatory responses within a week.

#AIGovernance #PlatformSafety #TechPolicy

https://www.implicator.ai/groks-real-problem-isnt-the-ai-its-the-defaults/

Grok's Crisis: The Architecture That Enabled Mass Abuse

Grok's crisis isn't about AI capabilities. ChatGPT and Gemini generate similar content. The difference: X publishes outputs to a public feed by default. That architectural choice, plus gutted safety teams, created the first mainstream abuse engine.

Implicator.ai
How can I Control Spam Ads on a Classifieds Site? - Blog

Let’s imagine, You're searching for a new apartment to rent, and suddenly, you're seeing ads for cheap online bets or weight loss pills. Not exactly what you

Blog
Musk's Twitter Dissolves Trust And Safety Council Formed to Make Platform Safer

(AP) -- Elon Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform.

Bloomberg

“He’s encouraged the team to take more risks, move fast, get the platform safe”

Really? I hate to break it, but 1 and 2 can pretty easily be at odds with 3!! Taking risks and moving fast does *not* equate a safe platform. Au contraire.

#twitter #contentmoderation #platformsafety @communicationscholars

Twitter moderators turn to automation amid a reported surge in hate speech

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/03/twitter-moderators-turn-to-automation-amid-a-reported-surge-in-hate-speech?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Twitter moderators turn to automation amid a reported surge in hate speech

New head of trust and safety Ella Irwin says Elon Musk is urging Twitter ‘to take more risks’ in the wake of mass layoffs

The Guardian
We're working on a new admin dashboard section that will help admins and moderators monitor the latest activity.

Reporting content that may violate instance rules is also going to be a lot easier.

#pixelfed #platformSafety