The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

The president’s post inspired a lot of debate about what counts as an incitement to violence, about whether you could kick a head of state off your platform, and about whether platforms are getting played by fascists. A company that has done this with some success is Reddit, which sets a “floor” of speech rules (no spam!)

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The Verge

JULY 1, 2020

The big social platforms, who were once loath to intervene in matters of political speech, are getting much more comfortable with the idea. Reddit bans The_Donald. The practical effect of Reddit removing what was perhaps its most notorious forum is likely to be limited. Photo by FRED TANNEAU/AFP via Getty Images.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

The movement has also found to be active on Twitter, Discord, and Reddit, among other social sites.) If you claim allegiance to Boogaloo and attempt to commit violence, Facebook will boot you off the platform, and the company will remove any posts that praise you. Why are there so many Boogaloo groups on Facebook and elsewhere?

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2020

Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. Trending down : TikTok is full of dangerous coronavirus conspiracy theories despite the company’s pledge to curb misinformation on the platform. And if it succeeds, the new normal will look a lot like the old one. Russell Brandom / The Verge ).

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

Let’s check in with Sarah Perez, writing last week at TechCrunch : A new study on kids’ app usage and habits indicates a major threat to YouTube’s dominance, as kids now split their time between Google’s online video platform and other apps, like TikTok, Netflix and mobile games like Roblox.

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

Eventually platforms banned the Tide Pods challenge, and the mania around their consumption subsided. But the story posed questions to platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter that they have struggled to answer ever since. We have seen Reddit ignore its most racist forums until they spun out into thriving standalone communities.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

The story picks up with Nick Statt in The Verge : The Twitter accounts of major companies and individuals have been compromised in one of the most widespread and confounding hacks the platform has ever seen, all in service of promoting a bitcoin scam that appears to be earning its creator quite a bit of money. Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET).

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The Verge

JULY 14, 2020

TikTok says NBA content may not have appeared in those searches due to issues with language and localization, but were not actively removed from the platform.) Influencers who watched the fall of Vine, another popular short-form video app, in 2016 learned the importance of diversifying one’s audience across platforms. E.g., Twitter.

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The Verge

JUNE 11, 2020

Anyway, along with the other big tech platforms, Facebook is currently involved in a bunch of regulatory fights over privacy and competition issues. In any case, with antitrust fever in the air, all the platforms are following in Cassius’ lead. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

By now, almost everyone accepts that social platforms have a role to play in protecting our democracy — as do average citizens, journalists, and the government itself. None of these are issues a tech platform can solve. But because of their perceived power, the platforms are under strong pressure to take decisive action in response.

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The Verge

JUNE 30, 2020

It was a big news day for bans: Twitch temporarily banned Donald Trump , Reddit banned The_Donald , YouTube banned a group of far-right creators , and India banned TikTok. My favorite, and something every platform should absolutely do: “Enable individuals facing severe hate and harassment to connect with a live Facebook employee.”)

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The app, which like Clubhouse is available only in private beta and requires an invitation to use, resembles a hybrid of Twitter and Reddit. And as on Reddit, every post must be created within a group, which Telepath calls a “network.”. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. 2020 Election.

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The Verge

JULY 31, 2020

Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. Black Reddit moderators say hate speech and abuse are the norm. Some describe hearing “radio silence” from Reddit administrators in response to their concerns, though they’re cautiously optimistic that could change with the platform’s new content policies.

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

Multiple threads on Facebook and Reddit encouraged militiamen to head to Kenosha, Washington, ostensibly to protect local businesses from protesters. The technocratic language Facebook uses in its takedown numbers hides the fact that the platform helped create the very problem it’s talking about solving. Governing. ? At 10:44 a.m.

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The Verge

MAY 28, 2020

Rich with detail, the report describes how Facebook researched ways to reduce the spread of divisive content on the platform, and in many cases set aside the recommendations of employees working on the problem. Facebook has invested significantly in platform integrity over the past several years. First, that internal tension.

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