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☆ Elon Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ as UK rocked by far-right riots. He’s part of the problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

London CNN —Social media has played a big role in fueling the anti-immigration riots engulfing towns and cities in the United Kingdom. Musk later apologized for what he called his “dumbest” ever social media post. The UK government this week vowed to prosecute “online criminality” and has pushed social media companies to take action against the spread of false information. “Social media has put rocket boosters under… not just the misinformation but the encouragement of violence,” UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said Monday. It is unclear that the UK government has the tools to hold social media platforms accountable for their role in the riots.

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☆ A New Report Documents How Easily Children Can Access Graphic Images of the War
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Tiffany Hsu | More About Tiffany Hsu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Meta, which owns Instagram, addressed its efforts to balance safety and speech in a blog post about the war on Friday. It noted that it established a special operations center with expert monitors working in Hebrew and Arabic, who removed or flagged more than 795,000 pieces of harmful content in the first three days of the conflict. The company also said that Instagram allows users to control how much sensitive content they are recommended. The platform said it is automatically detecting and removing graphic and violent content, placing opt-in screens over disturbing images and adding restrictions to its livestreaming function amid the hostage situation. (Hamas accounts have been blocked by platforms like Instagram and TikTok but remains active on Telegram.)

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