Kashmir HillDec 30, 2022
After I did the story about the dad whose Google account was closed and deleted for taking a photo of his naked toddler for the doctor, I heard from a distraught mother in Colorado who was going through the same thing and didn't know why. Her Google account was disabled, taking with it her wedding photos, videos of her 9yo son growing up, tax documents, email and everything else. And she had no idea why. She was in tears. "It feels like my house burned down," she told me: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/30/technology/google-appeals-change.html
Google Changes Appeals Process for Suspected Child Abuse Images

People who upload images of children that Google flags as potentially illegal will be able to provide more context to appeal bans.

The New York Times
Show threadSarah T. Roberts, Ph.D.
@kashhill @1br0wn We need to move beyond and away from corporate behemoths offering Faustian bargains for services. 2023 is the year of seizing the means of one’s own social media production.
Dec 31, 2022 at 7:04amWeb