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"We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls."
– An excerpt from one of the leaked Facebook internal documents

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.@YouTube has revised their medical misinformation policies to be able to remove content that claims approved vaccines are dangerous, ineffective or cause chronic health effects.

https://t.co/bgxV31G1a7

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.@leighsales compares the pre- and post-social-media experience of bullying

On Twitter, journos are harassed for lines of enquiry that don't fit the harasser's political view, and are labelled as sympathisers with the opposite party, she says

https://t.co/6vkt0gm94M

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Twitter will be rolling out a feature that prompts users to revise or reconsider posting potentially harmful or offensive tweets. 34% of people prompted revised or abandoned their message

https://t.co/uLri0ymocC

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We'll be speaking with @HumaneTech_ next week – join us for the lunchtime call

Wed 28th April, 12pm AEST

(Register here: https://t.co/niWrAwVc7v )

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An Australian Muslim-rights group is taking Facebook to task for Islamophobic hate speech on the platform

FB are vowing to review their policies, which currently allow criticism of institutions but not a person's characteristics, including their religion

https://t.co/63yB3D4FDX

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Twitter has new policy to address COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation. Using a 5-strike system, users face punitive action ranging from an initial warning, to 12 hour block, to permanent account suspension

https://t.co/e1HK0tTeWq

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Thanks to @mitchuski for sharing the ideas behind @RadxChange at our last meetup

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Well played @humanetechau we would do well as @RadxChange hatchers 🌏🌐

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This is what Australians see when they attempt to share a news story now. The government is negotiating with Facebook to seek a satisfactory resolution.

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A handful of MPs have been posting COVID mis-information on social media. 3/4 of Australians want PM to criticise and correct them – study finds https://t.co/0Q94uwFJvh

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Cyber Security will officially regain its place in the National Cabinet to implement the Aus government's 2020 Cyber Security Strategy. A step closer to having Humane Technology issues in the scope of parliament

https://t.co/eRM27rmw6l

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ACCC's proposed media bargaining code is being reviewed by stakeholders including Google and Facebook, allegedly under non-disclosure agreement. Publishers and media companies are putting pressure on for the code to be legislated by the end of the year

https://t.co/RA1Xk4t5bO

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65% of Australia's print readership is controlled by a single person, strongly aligned with one political party. 500,000 Australians signed a petition to look into this. #auspol

https://t.co/BR2VdjPZHM

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Instagram, Facebook and Twitter are taking steps like adding special tags and hiding posts they deem misinformation. But who should be in charge of these decisions? How can we have freedom of speech while stemming the spread of propaganda?

https://t.co/UGddyVMnn0

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Twitter's suggestions to revise platform moderation rules

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Requiring 1) moderation process and practices to be published, 2) a straightforward process to appeal decisions, and 3) best efforts around algorithmic choice, are suggestions to address the concerns we all have going forward. And they’re all achievable in short order.

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Twitter and Facebook say they're open to more oversight by regulators, and to provide more transparency on their moderation decisions: Day 1 of senate hearings

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"The number 1 determinant of whether an alcoholic recovers is whether they believe they have the power to change..." @nireyal suggests the importance of accepting responsibility for our own usage of technology as part of the solution

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"We need to make sure everybody is at the table. We've never had a shared narrative, where everyone has been at the table."
- Melissa from Thinkrs, at @sparkfestivalau

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"When you invent the ship, you invent the shipwreck... why don't we have shipwrecks anymore? It's because we made ships better"
- @nireyal, at @sparkfestivalau

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"It's like we've invented a new country but we haven't brought governance with us"
–Joseph Gentle, at @sparkfestivalau