child abuse content
Musk’s X aims to hire 100 content moderators in Austin by end of year
X is in the process of hiring 100 content moderators for a new office in Austin, Texas that will focus on fighting child abuse content.
CHINESE
TikTok App Requesting Some Users To Input Their iPhone Passwords
Many social media users on TikTok are now perplexed as to why the popular video app is purportedly requesting that they enter their iPhone passcode in order to watch content.
9/11
Osama Bin Laden’s ‘Letter to America’ Promoted By TikTok Influencers, Goes Viral
TikTok users are going viral for promoting Osama Bin Laden’s “Letter to America.”
Apple
Musk’s X has a fraction of rivals’ content moderators, EU says
X has just 2,294 content moderators to ensure users comply with EU online content rules.
Alphabet
Meta and Snap must detail child protection measures by Dec. 1, EU says
Meta and Snaphave been given a deadline to give more information on how they protect children from illegal and harmful content.
Alphabet
Google, Meta win court fight against Austrian online content rule
Top EU court backs Google, Meta, and TikTok against Austrian law mandating hate speech deletion.
Beijing
TikTok owner ByteDance offers to buy back shares from staff at $160 apiece
China’s ByteDance, the parent of short video app TikTok, is offering to buy back shares from its employees outside the United States.
blocking
Malaysia to warn TikTok, Meta over alleged blocking of pro-Palestinian content
Malaysia’s communications regulator will issue a warning to social media firms TikTok and Meta for allegedly blocking pro-Palestinian content on their platforms.