#SXSW Used #AI-Powered Trademark Tool To Censor Dissent on #Instagram

https://www.404media.co/sxsw-used-ai-powered-trademark-tool-to-censor-dissent-on-instagram/

#censorship #privacy #FreeSpeech #BrandShield

Vorteks Boards Sales On SXSW Horror Hit ‘Grind’ – Cannes Market
#Festivals #News #Cannes #CannesMarket #Grind #SXSW #Vorteks

https://deadline.com/2026/04/vorteks-sales-sxsw-grind-cannes-market-1236875937/

#SXSW Used AI-Powered #Trademark Tool To #Censor #Dissent on #Instagram

An AI-powered tool designed to target trademark violations on social media was used to silence critics of SXSW, the massive annual tech, music and film conference in #Austin , #Texas.
#ai #socialmedia

https://www.404media.co/sxsw-used-ai-powered-trademark-tool-to-censor-dissent-on-instagram/

SXSW Used AI-Powered Trademark Tool To Censor Dissent on Instagram

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.404media.co/sxsw-used-ai-powered-trademark-tool-to-censor-dissent-on-instagram/

Some bot-on-bot action here:

“It’s an AI system that mass reports these accounts, and then, you know, probably an AI system at Instagram that just sorts through, and approves or rejects.”

https://www.404media.co/sxsw-used-ai-powered-trademark-tool-to-censor-dissent-on-instagram/

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#SXSW #Censorship #Copyright #Trademark #AI

“You’re allowed to use a company’s name to talk about the company.” - Cara Gagliano,
@eff

In my first byline for @404mediaco , I investigated how #SXSW used an "AI-powered" trademark protection tool to silence dissenting voices on social media. https://www.404media.co/sxsw-used-ai-powered-trademark-tool-to-censor-dissent-on-instagram/

#news #tech #AI #Texas #Austin #activism #FreeSpeech

SXSW London Unveils Entire 2026 Live Music Program: See Full Lineup

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sxsw-london-2026-see-full-lineup-1236230820/

SXSW Horror ‘American Dollhouse’ Lands at Blue Finch Films for Sales Ahead of Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sxsw-horror-american-dollhouse-blue-finch-cannes-market-1236727700/

SXSW Horror ‘American Dollhouse’ Lands at Blue Finch Films for Sales Ahead of Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #AmericanDollhouse #BlueFinchFilms #CannesFilmMarket #SXSW

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sxsw-horror-american-dollhouse-blue-finch-cannes-market-1236727700/