All articles tagged with #content moderation
Indian rural and marginalised women working from home perform data annotation and content moderation to train AI, often viewing thousands of disturbing images and videos daily. The work exacts a heavy psychological toll—nightmares, emotional numbness, and long-term mental-health risks—while pay remains low and protections limited, all within a precarious NDAs-bound, globally connected AI supply chain.
TikTok’s US outage coincides with the company’s transfer to majority-US investors, fueling fears that the new owners could influence the algorithm or suppress political content; TikTok says the disruption is a power outage at a US data center, with no evidence of censorship, while engagement and posting were affected. The episode heightens scrutiny of the new USDS Joint Venture and Oracle’s stake, though details on governance and data practices remain unclear.
A Futurism article says AI-generated junk—especially text-to-video—has flooded Facebook and Instagram feeds with disturbing, racist, and bizarre clips, driven by engagement-based algorithms that amplify what users watch; YouTube's Neal Mohan says combatting AI slop is a top priority, while some creators fight back against AI theft, and the situation is expected to worsen as platforms rely on signals to determine what users see.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed Warszawa’s bill to implement the EU’s Digital Services Act, delaying Brussels’ flagship online-content rules and reviving a long-running clash over the rule of law. The move could expose Poland to multimillion-euro fines (reports mention up to about €9.5 million) and comes as Brussels has already opened infringement proceedings for failing to designate a national watchdog to enforce the DSA. A new version of the bill might be ready within two months, but experts say that outcome is unlikely amid the ongoing political dispute.
Elon Musk said he’s unaware of any naked underage images generated by Grok, stressing it only creates content in response to user prompts and would refuse illegal requests. The remark comes amid global scrutiny, with lawmakers pressing Apple and Google to remove Grok from app stores, the UK Ofcom probe, and bans or legal actions in Malaysia and Indonesia, as X tightens image-generation limits and regulators push for stronger safety rules.
YouTube has terminated two popular channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, for creating AI-generated fake movie trailers that violated policies on spam and misleading content, amid ongoing concerns over AI's impact on creative industries and copyright issues.
YouTube has shut down two channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, for using AI to create fake movie trailers that misled viewers and violated platform policies, amid concerns over AI-generated content and copyright issues.
Indie game Horses by Santa Ragione was banned from both Steam and Epic Games Store shortly before its release, with Epic citing violations of content policies related to inappropriate and hateful content, despite the developer's protests and explanations. The game remains available on GOG and Itch.io as the studio seeks to recover its investment.
The article discusses how AI-generated content and social media platforms contribute to 'brain rot,' a decline in critical thinking and meaningful engagement, with examples from Facebook, Reddit, and other online communities, highlighting concerns about misinformation, low-quality content, and the impact on human cognition.
Social media platforms like TikTok and X are being flooded with AI-generated videos depicting violence against women, highlighting ongoing challenges in moderating harmful content created with generative AI tools.
YouTube is rolling out a new AI 'likeness detection' tool for creators in its Partner Program to identify and report unauthorized uploads using their likeness, including deepfakes, with the feature currently in early access and expanding over the coming months.
Google is rolling out a likeness detection system on YouTube to help creators combat AI-generated deepfake videos that impersonate them, aiming to prevent misinformation and protect personal brands, though it requires users to verify their identity with personal information.
Instagram is updating its safety settings for teen accounts to align with PG-13 movie guidelines, restricting harmful content, limiting interactions with inappropriate accounts, and enhancing parental controls, in response to concerns about teens' exposure to unsafe content and Meta's efforts to improve platform safety.
OpenAI's Sora 2 social media platform, launched recently for AI-generated images, has faced backlash due to strict guardrails that restrict generating copyrighted characters and public figures, leading to user frustration and protests, amid ongoing legal challenges against AI image generators for copyright infringement.
OpenAI's Sora 2, a new text-to-video app, has sparked controversy due to its lack of initial safeguards, leading to the creation of inappropriate and illegal content, prompting the company to tighten restrictions and consider revenue-sharing models with rights holders.