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"Last week, social media giant Meta announced major changes to its content
moderation practices. This includes an end to its fact-checking program,
starting with the United States.
Meta’s platforms – which include Facebook, Instagram and Threads – will no
longer employ human fact-checkers and moderation teams, relying instead on a
user-sourced “community notes” model. This is a similar method to current
content moderation on X (formerly Twitter).
Meta’s hateful conduct policy also changed last week to allow more “free
speech”. Advocate groups and experts warn this could lead to an increase in
abusive and demeaning statements about Indigenous people, migrants and
refugees, women and LGBTQIA+ people.
Many experts now also fear an increase in disinformation and misinformation on
Meta’s platforms.
Health content has been a focus of concern about online misinformation,
particularly in relation to COVID. There has been less discussion of the
potential impact of Meta’s new policies on sexual and reproductive health info
online – but the impacts could be profound."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
