We encourage social media companies to operate with greater transparency and accountability toward their users as they make decisions that regulate speech.
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15 May 2019
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! onlinecensorship.org
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Onlinecensorship.org retweeted
20 Apr 2020
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: eff.org/event/home-eff-covid….
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Onlinecensorship.org retweeted
20 Apr 2020
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 :)
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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: eff.org/event/home-eff-covid…
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13 Nov 2018
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 santaclaraprinciples.org/ope…
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26 Sep 2018
We're thrilled to announce that the new and improved Onlinecensorship.org 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!
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20 Sep 2018
It's been awhile since we posted...but we've got some surprises coming!
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20 Jun 2018
In the latest Weekly Takedown: YouTube’s arbitrary enforcement of its moderation policies drew criticism from cannabis vloggers eff.org/r.rlif
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5 Jun 2018
Spotify reverses its decision on hate speech, @EFF releases a new report on government takedown requests...and more in the latest Weekly Takedown eff.org/r.vj72
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Onlinecensorship.org retweeted
14 May 2018
Just published a new piece in NM S on how users make sense of content moderation: journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…. Extra special thanks to the @censored team!
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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.
freedex.org/a-human-rights-a…
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31 May 2018
The @EFF's 2018 Who Has Your Back? report focuses on censorship, rating companies on five metrics: eff.org/who-has-your-back-20…
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16 May 2018
The Weekly Takedown will be on hiatus this Friday, but keep an eye out for our team members at #RightsCon2018!
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13 May 2018
What proportion of social media posts get moderated, and why? digitalsocialcontract.net/wh…
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11 May 2018
The Santa Clara Principles set a new standard for platform moderation, but will Google and Facebook take notice? theverge.com/2018/5/7/173287…
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11 May 2018
Users deserve transparency and accountability, which is why we’ve released the Santa Clara Principles...and more news in this week’s Takedown: onlinecensorship.org/news-an…
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8 May 2018
New rules challenge Google and Facebook to change the way they moderate users theverge.com/2018/5/7/173287…
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7 May 2018
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 eff.org/press/releases/eff-a…
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30 Apr 2018
What Comes After the Social Media Empires - by @Buzzfeed's editor in chief @BuzzFeedBen buzzfeed.com/bensmith/facebo…
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