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Facebook's moderation policy aids bullies and censors their victims. When will we stand up?
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 2.6.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | censorship, Facebook, threat
Summary | The author of the article complains about Facebook's moderation policy, which shows how their perspective on free speech is unfair and dangerous. For example, Facebook does not condone certain forms of hate speech, posts about self-harm, or photos of animal abuse. She talks about other problems related to the company's moderation policy.
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Facebook will protect white men but not black children, leaked documents show
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 29.6.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | censorship, Facebook
Summary | Facebook documents have been leaked and revealed that the company will protect white men but not black children. For instance, hate speech against female drivers and black children is considered okay, whereas hate speech against white men can be blocked.
Image Description | Screenshot of a censorship quiz displaying images of a female driver, black children, and white men, and chart/statistics about Facebook users.
Image Tags | chart, female(s), male(s)
Rogue chatbots deleted in China after questioning Communist Party
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 3.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, censorship
Summary | A Chinese messaging app decided to shut down two chatbots that questioned the Communist Party. For instance, the robots said that democracy was a must, and that they didn't like the Communist Party.
Image Description | Smartphone screen displaying app icons, and icons of apps JOOX and QQ.
Image Tags | logo, smartphone
Facebook will not delete videos of violent death, abortion and self-harm, leaked guidelines show
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 21.5.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | censorship, Facebook
Summary | Facebook doesn't want to deleter posts about violent death, abortion, and self-harm; the group doesn't want to censor anyone. Leaked documents revealed some of Facebook's rules in terms of violent content. For instance, videos of abortion are allowed but nuditiy is not. Pictures of animal abuse can also be shared.
Image Description | Photograph of a hand holding a smartphone, charts showing FB's montly active users, laptop screen displaying Facebook's login page,
Image Tags | chart, computer/laptop, Facebook, hand(s), smartphone
Google Translate now 'as good as a human' - could it save you on holiday?
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 30.9.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Google, smartphone, translation
Summary | Google is using artificial intelligence in its Google translate app to make it better and claims that it as good as a human translator. The new version is supposed to cut down errors by 80%.
Image Description | Photograph of a smartphone displaying the Google logo next to a picture of a landscape, hand holding a smartphone taking a picture of "sortie" and displaying the "exit" on the screen, hand holding a smartphone next to vegetables and displaying the translation aubergine-melanzana.
Image Tags | Google, hand(s), smartphone
Facebook’s censorship of Aboriginal bodies raises troubling ideas of ‘decency’
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 23.3.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | censorship, diversity, Facebook, gender, law
Summary | Facebook does not mind showing Kim Kardashian’s cleavage, but it didn't allow images of topless Aboriginal women. Major social network platforms are led by capitalism, and although they claim they want to create global and equal platforms, not all stories are treated the same way. As a result, On Facebook, images of famous women naked are okay whereas images of other women around the world are deemed “inappropriate”.
Image Description | Photograph of four Aboriginal women
Image Tags | female(s)
Apple removes New York Times app in China
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 5.1.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | censorship, social media, threat
Summary | Apple removed its New York Times app from its store in China. China's internet censorship is one of the toughest in the world; the government blocks all the websites seen as a threat. In China, Google, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Instagram are all banned. The New York Times app had been violating the country's regulations, that is why it had to be taken down.
Image Description | Photograph of a tablet screen displaying the New York Times
Image Tags | tablet
Viva la Instagram! Photo sharing app will automatically translate foreign-language posts automatically
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 23.6.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Instagram, translation
Summary | Instagram has announced an update that will allow its users to translate posts in foreign languages.
Image Description | Instagram logo next to a collage of the word "Hello" in different languages, two young women lying down and taking a selfie, screenshot of an Instagram post displaying the "see translation" option
Image Tags | female(s), Instagram, selfie, smartphone
Facebook's new feature translates your post into different languages depending on who's reading it
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 4.7.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, translation
Summary | Facebook's latest update allows you to translate posts in foreign languages. You can also select the option "post in multiple languages" if you want your post to be seen in different languages.
Image Description | Screenshot of a post in English, French, and Spanish, photograph of a hand holding a smartphone, photograph of a smartphone screen displaying the Facebook app
Image Tags | Facebook, hand(s), smartphone
Two Saudi women are sentenced to 20 lashes for using bad language while arguing with each other over WhatsApp
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 24.11.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | censorship, game, gender, WhatsApp
Summary | Two Saudi women were sentenced to 10 days in prison and 20 lashes because they used bad language on WhatsApp. Saudi Arabia has been condemned numerous times for violating human and women's rights, and restricting freedom of expression. For instance, the game Pokemon Go was banned because it is similar to gambling.
Image Description | Photograph of a hand holding a smartphone with the WhatsApp logo on the screen, and photograph of the city of Jeddah.
Image Tags | hand(s), smartphone, WhatsApp
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