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TikTok deleted 49 million ‘rule-breaking’ videos

TikTok says it deleted more than 49 million videos which broke its rules, between July and December 2019.

TikTok algorithm promoted anti-Semitic death camp meme

TikTok has deleted a collection of videos found by the BBC to be using a “sickening” anti-Semitic song that gained more than 6.5 million views.

This is why revenge porn threats should be made a crime

Threats to post revenge porn should be a crime, a charity said as it revealed one in seven young women have been threatened that their intimate photos will be shared without their consent.

EARN IT Act: US Senate committee approves anti-child porn bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to approve a bill aimed at ending the spread of online child sexual abuse material after attempting to address concerns from ...

Fines to be part of regulating social media

Ofcom will not hesitate to impose fines on social media firms who fail to deal with harmful content, its new boss has said.

Annual report from Online Nation

Online Nation is an annual report that looks at what people are doing online, how they are served by online content providers and platforms, and their attitudes to and experiences of using the ...

New Report Looks at How People Feel About Online Censorship, and Who Should be Making the Calls on Such

As debate around what should and should not be allowed on social media platforms ramps up ahead of the 2020 US Presidential Election, a new report has provided some insight into how Americans, in ...

The Complex Debate over Silicon Valley’s Embrace of Content Moderation

Many in tech cheered when Twitter added labels to President Trump’s tweets. But civil libertarians caution that social media companies are moving into uncharted waters.

Brussels to launch far-reaching overhaul of online content rules

Source: Financial Times

New report reveals UK as world leader in online safety innovation