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  • Israel-Gaza Conflict: Elon Musk-Run X Fails To Remove 98% of Posts Promoting Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Anti-Palestine Hate and Other Hate Speech, Says Report

    Israel-Gaza Conflict: Elon Musk-Run X Fails To Remove 98% of Posts Promoting Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Anti-Palestine Hate and Other Hate Speech, Says Report

    Washington, November 15: Elon Musk-run X has failed to remove 98 per cent of posts which promoted antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian hate, or other hate speech, a new report has revealed. X (previously Twitter) continues to host the overwhelming majority of a sample of posts that breach platform rules for promoting antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian hate and other hateful rhetoric in the wake of the Israel-Gaza crisis, the Center for Countering Digital Hate found.

    The report, published late on Tuesday, comes amid several warnings of a rise in hate speech and misinformation on X and other platforms following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Imran Ahmed, CEO and founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), said that X has sought to reassure advertisers and the public that they have a handle on hate speech, “but our research indicates that these are nothing but empty words.” Elon Musk Apologises to Piyush Goyal: Tesla CEO Extends Apology to Union Minister for Being Unable to Meet Him at Tesla Fremont Factory Visit.

    Researchers collected a total of 200 hateful posts that were published after Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7 — all of which either directly addressed the ongoing conflict, or appeared to be informed by it. The posts were collected from a total of 101 separate X accounts. The posts were reported to X moderators for breaching platform rules via the official reporting tools on October 31. The sample of posts were subsequently reviewed on November 7 to audit the action taken.

    Despite having a full week to process the reports, researchers found that X continued to host 98 per cent (196) of the 200 posts. In total, the posts that remained up have accrued 24,043,693 views. Out of the 101 accounts in the study, only one was suspended and a further two “locked”. Nearly 43 of the 101 accounts in the sample are verified accounts, which means they benefit from algorithmic boosts to the visibility of their posts. Google Pays Apple 36% of Safari Search Engine Revenue Under Terms of Default Search Agreement, Says Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.

    “Our ‘mystery shopper’ test of X’s content moderation systems — to see whether they have the capacity or will to take down 200 instances of clear, unambiguous hate speech — reveals that hate actors appear to have free rein to post viciously antisemitic and hateful rhetoric on Musk’s platform,” said Ahmed.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Nov 15, 2023 11:16 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Sunny Leone Blows Balloon in Video, Fans React With ‘I Hate My Mind’ Comments on Ex-Pornstar’s Instagram Post!

    Sunny Leone Blows Balloon in Video, Fans React With ‘I Hate My Mind’ Comments on Ex-Pornstar’s Instagram Post!

    Former adult star Sunny Leone’s innocent post has caught everyone’s eyeballs on Instagram. Though not in a way the 41-year-old would have liked to. Sunny shared an Instagram video post where she is seen doing balloon twisting (or balloon modelling), probably to make balloon animals out of it for the festive season. However, the likely phallic-shaped balloon and Sunny’s past as an ex-pornstar were enough to get fans to react in a predictable (read: juvenile) manner. The comments section under this Instagram post is flooded with ‘I hate my mind’ comments; clearly, her fans did not pass the vibe check. Meanwhile, Sunny Leone looks incredibly beautiful in her casual look in this video. She is wearing a red and white combination outfit, which is a perfect fit for the Christmas and holiday season.

    Watch Video of Sunny Leone Blowing Balloon For Holidays Season:

    Here’s How Comments Section Did Not Pass The Vibe Check

    Comments on Sunny Leone Instagram Video (Photo Credits: sunnyleone/Instagram)

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  • Hate Speech Soars on Twitter After Elon Musk’s Takeover, Tesla CEO Says ‘Utterly False’

    Hate Speech Soars on Twitter After Elon Musk’s Takeover, Tesla CEO Says ‘Utterly False’

    New Delhi, December 3: After a new report claimed that hate speech soared on Twitter after Elon Musk took over, the Tesla CEO on Saturday denied the claims, saying the findings are “utterly false”.

    According to research by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, an average of 1,282 tweets with slurs against Black people appeared daily on Twitter before Musk took over and that number jumped to 3,876 after he acquired the company. Elon Musk Releases Internal ‘Twitter Files’ Detailing Censorship and Suppression of Information at Twitter.

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    During the week of Musk’s tweet, hate speech impressions increased even further to 4,650 tweets a day on average. The average number of likes, replies, and retweets on posts with slurs was 13.3 in the weeks leading up to Musk’s Twitter 2.0.A Since the takeover, average engagements on hateful content has jumped to 49.5, according to the report. Musk replied to the findings, saying “hate speech impressions (# of times tweet was viewed) continue to decline, despite significant user growth”. Elon Musk Says ‘Twitter Failed in Trust and Interfered in Elections, Twitter 2.0 Will Be More Effective’.

    “@TwitterSafety will publish data weekly. Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom of reach. Negativity should and will get less reach than positivity,” he mentioned. “There are about 500 million tweets per day and billions of impressions, so hate speech impressions are less than 0.1 per cent of what’s seen on Twitter,” Musk further argued.

    According to the Center for Countering Digital Hate report, racial slurs against transgender people increased 62 per cent since Musk bought Twitter Musk said that Twitter is being fair when extremists on the far right and far left are simultaneously upset. “Twitter aims to serve the center 80 per cent of people, who wish to learn, laugh & engage in reasoned debate,” said the new Twitter CEO.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Dec 03, 2022 10:30 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube Took Longer Than TikTok To Remove Hate Speech From Their Platforms, Says European Union Data

    Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube Took Longer Than TikTok To Remove Hate Speech From Their Platforms, Says European Union Data

    London, November 24: Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to European Union data released Thursday.

    The EU figures were published as part of an annual evaluation of online platforms’ compliance with the 27-nation bloc’s code of conduct on disinformation. Facebook, Instagram Update Hate Speech Policy To Allow Users To Call for Violence Against Russian Soldiers and Leaders.

    Twitter wasn’t alone — most other tech companies signed up to the voluntary code also scored worse. But the figures could foreshadow trouble for Twitter in complying with the EU’s tough new online rules after owner Elon Musk fired many of the platform’s 7,500 full-time workers and an untold number of contractors responsible for content moderation and other crucial tasks. Zakir Naik, Banned in India for ‘Hate Speech’, Invited at FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar To Preach Islamic Sermons.

    The EU report found Twitter assessed just over half of the notifications it received about illegal hate speech within 24 hours, down from 82% in 2021. Facebook, Instagram and YouTube also took longer, while TikTok was the only one to improve.

    The amount of hate speech Twitter removed after it was flagged up slipped to 45.4% from 49.8% the year before. The removal rate at other platforms also slipped, except at YouTube, which surged.

    Twitter didn’t respond to a request for comment. Emails to several staff on the company’s European communications team bounced back as undeliverable.

    Musk’s USD 44 billion acquisition of Twitter last month fanned widespread concern that purveyors of lies and misinformation would be allowed to flourish on the site. The billionaire Tesla CEO, who has frequently expressed his belief that Twitter had become too restrictive, has been reinstating suspended accounts, including former President Donald Trump’s.

    Twitter faces more scrutiny in Europe by the middle of next year, when new EU rules aimed at protecting internet users’ online safety will start applying to the biggest online platforms. Violations could result in huge fines of up to 6% of a company’s annual global revenue.

    France’s online regulator Arcom said it received a reply from Twitter after writing to the company earlier this week to say it was concerned about the effect that staff departures would have on Twitter’s “ability maintain a safe environment for its users.”

    Arcom also asked the company to confirm it can meet its “legal obligations” in fighting online hate speech and that it is committed to implementing the new EU online rules. Arcom said it received a response from Twitter and that it will “study their response,” without giving more details.

    Tech companies that signed up to the EU’s disinformation code agree to commit to measures aimed at reducing disinformation and file regular reports on whether they’re living up to their promises, though there’s little in the way of punishment.

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  • Elon Musk Claims Hate Speech Down Significantly on Twitter, Congratulates His Team

    Elon Musk Claims Hate Speech Down Significantly on Twitter, Congratulates His Team

    San Francisco, November 24: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said that the hate speeches are down significantly on the micro-blogging platform. “Hate speech impressions down by one-third from pre-spike levels. Congrats to Twitter team!” Musk tweeted.

    “I have half a mind to wag my finger at the 1500 accounts that caused the spike, but I shall forebear.” Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk’s post. Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter; Will He Become The Only Face of Communication for Social Media Company Like Tesla?.

    Elon Musk Claims Hate Speech Down:

    While one user commented, “Source? Ummm Twitter! They are the subject matter experts of their own data”, another asked: “Who determines what is hate speech?” Last month, a report mentioned that 1,500 accounts were suspended for posting hate speech on the micro-blogging platform. Elon Musk Starts Twitter Poll For ‘General Amnesty’ of Banned Accounts.

    “We have actually seen hateful speech at times this week decline below our prior norms, contrary to what you may read in the press,” Musk had tweeted earlier this month. The Twitter CEO had described himself as a free speech absolutist, and he was widely anticipated to change platform’s content moderation guidelines.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Nov 24, 2022 04:11 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • BTS At US White House: K-Pop Boy Band Says ‘Devastated’ By Anti-Asian Hate Crimes At Press Briefing With Reporters

    Washington, June 1: Popular South Korean Grammy-nominated band BTS visited the White House on Tuesday (local time) and said that they are devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes. “Equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences,” Suga, one of the group’s seven singing superstars, said through a translator, The Hill reported. Wearing matching black suits and ties, the South Korean chart-toppers appeared in the James S Brady Briefing Room as part of a visit to promote “Asian inclusion and representation.” BTS Meets Joe Biden: K-Pop Boy Group Gives Famous Finger Heart With US President At The White House Oval Office (View Pics & Videos).

    BTS At The US White House 

    “We were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes, including Asian-American hate crimes. To put a stop on this and support the cause, we’d like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again,” singer Jimin said, The Hill further reported. Expressing the gratitude, group member RM, while speaking in English said that it was a “great honor” to be at the White House to “discuss important issues of anti-Asian hates crimes, Asian inclusion and diversity.”

    The group was poised to meet with US President Biden following the briefing room appearance. BTS at White House: Bangtan Boys Deliver Remarks in Press Briefing Ahead of Meeting With US President Joe Biden.

    Biden has previously spoken about his commitment to combating the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes and signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in May 2021. It will provide law enforcement with resources to identify, investigate, and report hate crimes and ensure that hate crimes information is more accessible to AA and NHPI communities. Citing Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, The Hill reported that the crimes against Asian Americans rose by more than 300 per cent last year.

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  • BTS Boys All Set To Meet US President Joe Biden At White House To Discuss Anti-Asian Hate Crimes And Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month

    The K-pop boy band BTS will head towards New York, next week to meet US President Joe Biden. The White House announced the news about the special meeting. The septet will talk about Asian hate crimes and disinformation. Attacks against people of Asian descent have escalated and it’s high time to take action against the issue. Bangtan Boys will also celebrate the Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, which is marked at the end of May. ARMY is super happy about the breaking news. BTS and Guinness World Records: V aka Kim Taehyung’s Instagram Followers, K-Pop Band’s Place in GWR 2022 Hall of Fame & More!

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  • Facebook, Instagram Update Hate Speech Policy To Allow Users To Call for Violence Against Russian Soldiers and Leaders

    Facebook and Instagram has announced that they have updated their hate speech policy in some countries to allow users to call for violence against Russian soldiers and leaders due to it’s invasion on Ukraine. As per the new update announced by Meta for its Facebook and Instagram platforms, all users will be able to call for violence such as death threats to Russia President Vladimir Putin and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.

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  • Facebook Crisis: New Whistleblower Alleges Social Media Giant Put Profits Over Combating Hate Speech, Misinformation

    San Francisco, October 23: In what could spell fresh trouble for Facebook, a new whistleblower has alleged that the social network puts profits before efforts to fight hate speech and misinformation on its platform.

    A former member of Facebook’s Integrity team has alleged that “the company prizes growth and profits over combating hate speech, misinformation and other threats to the public”, reports The Washington Post.

    According to a copy of the affidavit obtained by The Post, the allegations echoed many of those made by the first whistleblower Frances Haugen. “Haugen, like the new whistleblower, also made allegations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which oversees publicly traded companies,” the report said on Friday. The new whistleblower has alleged in the complaint that Facebook did not warn investors about illegal activity.

    In a statement, Facebook spokesperson Erin McPike said: “This is beneath the Washington Post, which during the last five years competed ferociously with the New York Times over the number of corroborating sources its reporters could find for single anecdotes in deeply reported, intricate stories. It sets a dangerous precedent to hang an entire story on a single source making a wide range of claims without any apparent corroboration.” WhatsApp, Facebook Monetise Users’ Information, Not Legally Entitled to Privacy Protection Claim, Centre Tells Delhi High Court.

    The whistleblower complaint also criticised the social network “for not being aggressive enough in addressing evidence that the platform was being used by military officials in Myanmar to spread hate speech during mass killings of the minority Rohingya ethnic group”.

    “I, working for Facebook, had been a party to genocide,” the whistleblower wrote in the affidavit. Earlier this month, Haugen, a former product manager in Facebook’s civic integrity group, testified before the US Congress about a trove of internal documents she gave to The Wall Street Journal.

    One of her main arguments was that Facebook’s business of selling ads based on engagement leads it to keep users on the service at all costs, even when it knows that the content they are engaging with is harmful.

    Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), chair of the Senate Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on consumer protection, has demanded that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg or Instagram chief Adam Mosseri should testify before the Senate to explain how the company plans to protect kids in light of new reports that platforms like Instagram can encourage harmful behaviour in teenagers.

    Billionaire tech critic Pierre Omidyar who founded e-commerce platform eBay is reportedly financially supporting Facebook whistleblower Haugen to take on the social media giant.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Oct 23, 2021 11:42 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).