Onlinecensorship.org

We encourage social media companies to operate with greater transparency and accountability toward their users as they make decisions that regulate speech.

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

We see that the @WhiteHouse has released a tool similar to ours. The difference is we accept reports from anyone, anywhere, for whatever reason. If your content was removed, share your story with us! https://t.co/xsPCkkgstP

[ARTICLE 19 @article19org]

Tune in on Wednesday at 12PM (PST) / 8PM (UK) for a live 'At Home With @EFF' where @ARTICLE19Iran @Article19MENA and @syrian_archive will join @jilliancyork and Corynne McSherry to discuss 'What happens when the content moderators go home'.

📅Details at: https://t.co/M7rxrPrcT2.

[Alex Kantrowitz @Kantrowitz]

Taking some more questions tonight on the tech giants: AMA about their inner workings, their covid response, their use of automation, how their internal systems preview what's coming for our workplaces, etc. Hit me with em :)

[EFF @EFF]

During the pandemic, social media platforms have relied heavily on automation to flag more content than ever before. Join EFF and guests from @article19org and @syrian_archive for a virtual conversation about what happens when content moderators go home: https://t.co/KmtvXZaCmk

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

70+ civil society organizations call on Facebook to institute full, human-moderated appeals for ALL users in ALL circumstances, and to implement the Santa Clara Principles https://t.co/dDjk22RtZs

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

We're thrilled to announce that the new and improved https://t.co/cYawzvjgp2 is now live! Our guide on how to appeal content decisions is freshly updated, and you can now once again submit a report (this time through a much faster process). Thanks to all who made this happen!

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

It's been awhile since we posted...but we've got some surprises coming!

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In the latest Weekly Takedown: YouTube’s arbitrary enforcement of its moderation policies drew criticism from cannabis vloggers https://t.co/ysgg811Ixq

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

Spotify reverses its decision on hate speech, @EFF releases a new report on government takedown requests...and more in the latest Weekly Takedown https://t.co/sUysYUScL2

[Sarah Myers West @sarahbmyers]

Just published a new piece in NM+S on how users make sense of content moderation: https://t.co/AWHmXP7kVh. Extra special thanks to the @censored team!

[EFF @EFF]

To protect freedom of expression, platforms that engage in content regulation must emphasize public accountability and transparency, says a new report by Special Rapporteur to the UN, @davidakaye.
https://t.co/rO1DrHizoV

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

The @EFF's 2018 Who Has Your Back? report focuses on censorship, rating companies on five metrics: https://t.co/bgUDnPXfnO

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

The Weekly Takedown will be on hiatus this Friday, but keep an eye out for our team members at #RightsCon2018!

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

What proportion of social media posts get moderated, and why? https://t.co/D0Qor7zBzs

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

The Santa Clara Principles set a new standard for platform moderation, but will Google and Facebook take notice? https://t.co/cWx76fDaEo

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

Users deserve transparency and accountability, which is why we’ve released the Santa Clara Principles...and more news in this week’s Takedown: https://t.co/6IFi01M44d

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

New rules challenge Google and Facebook to change the way they moderate users https://t.co/cWx76flzfO

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

Several organizations (including @EFF @ACLU_NorCal @CenDemTech @OTI) announce today the launch of the Santa Clara Principles, a set of minimum standards for tech companies to augment and strengthen their content moderation policies https://t.co/mi9estxPzW

[Onlinecensorship.org @censored]

The latest Weekly Takedown is now live! https://t.co/tBcz7CbQ2s

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What Comes After the Social Media Empires - by @Buzzfeed's editor in chief @BuzzFeedBen https://t.co/o19xGmfbmC