Topic: online abuse
Online abuse is often cited as a justification for increased censorship and surveillance measures, which threaten free speech and individual privacy. Proposals to automate the suppression of speech labeled as “hate” or “misinformation” can lead to broad overreach, impacting legitimate expression. The push for social media companies to enforce stricter controls and collect personal data raises significant concerns about user rights and the potential for abuse by authorities.
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World Economic Forum proposes AI to automate censorship of “hate speech” and “misinformation”
Censorship against what it calls the “dark world of online harms.”
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Reuters, Google’s Jigsaw, and Twitter team up on tool to limit “harassment” towards journalists
New auto-censorship tool.
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Scottish lawmakers demand curbs on online speech
More calls for censorship.
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UK school leaders ask TikTok to censor content “defamatory and offensive” to schools and teachers
The Association of School and College Leaders has requested a meeting with TikTok.
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Cybersecurity experts suggest going to the livelihood source of online harassers by contacting employers
Researchers somehow think employers should be equipped to deal with online disputes.
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UK MP Diane Abbott: Social media companies should collect names and addresses of all social media users
“Absolute anonymity on social media has had its day,” Abbott added.
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Canada: Former Justice wants the government to have a “takedown mechanism” to use on websites
McLachlin is also a mentor of the Trudeau Foundation.