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YouTube algorithm suggests videos about disordered eating to some young users, new study says

YouTube’s policy states that it will remove or restrict content that ‘glorifies or promotes eating disorders’ but the study found that harmful content is still accessible on the social media platform

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Federal Judge Dismisses X Corp. Lawsuit Against Non-Profit

Federal judge dismisses X Corp.'s lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, highlighting challenges in managing hate speech on social media.

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Judge dismisses Elon Musk's suit against hate speech researchers

The billionaire sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate after the group published a series of reports detailing an uptick of hate speech on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

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Musk's X sues hate speech watchdog

Group says Musk trying to "shoot the messenger" instead of dealing with the "toxic environment he's created"

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Google ad revenue from anti-abortion campaigns and ‘fake’ clinics ‘topped $10 million’

The platform has faced years of scrutiny for misleading Search results for abortion care

The Independent UK

Google let Daily Wire advertise on ‘climate change is a hoax’ searches

Exclusive: Data shared by Center for Countering Digital Hate shows Ben Shapiro’s site bought ads on climate crisis denial search terms

The Guardian - US

Climate misinformation 'rocket boosters' on Musk's Twitter

New research shows climate misinformation has been flourishing on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the platform last year

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Report: TikTok boosts posts about eating disorders, suicide

New research finds that TikTok's powerful algorithms are promoting videos about self-harm and eating disorders to teens

The Independent UK

Adam Schiff Attempts Censorship by Proxy, 'Demanding Action' To Suppress 'Hate Speech' on Twitter

Instead of debating whether the platform has been flooded by bigotry, Elon Musk should tell the congressman to mind his own business.

Reason

QAnon, white nationalists and hate speech: Experts reveal how the floodgates opened on Elon Musk’s Twitter

Those who specialise in monitoring the spread of disinformation say ‘trust and safety are dead’ on the social media platform. Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Enforces Twitter's Ban on 'Hateful Conduct' As Critics Predict a Flood of Bigotry

The "free speech absolutist" is maintaining some content restrictions while loosening others.

Reason

QAnon, white nationalists and hate speech: Experts reveal how the floodgates opened on Elon Musk’s Twitter

Those who specialise in monitoring the spread of disinformation say ‘trust and safety are dead’ on the social media platform. Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Activists warn lives at risk over Elon Musk's amnesty plans for suspended Twitter accounts

"You will have blood on your hands @elonmusk," said award-winning journalist Hopewell Chin'ono.

Axios

YouTube accumulating millions of ad revenue from influencer Andrew Tate’s videos

‘Dehumanising, woman-hating content that encourages violence has no place on YouTube, the social media platform most used by children,’ says campaigner

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‘Groomer’ smears exploded on social media after Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, report finds

Advocates warn against online abuse that is driving ‘offline violence and hate’

The Guardian - US

Google misdirects one in 10 searches for abortion to ‘pregnancy crisis centers’

In US ‘trigger states’ where the procedure may soon be illegal, searchers may be sent to centers that do not actually provide care

The Guardian - UK

Buffalo might never have happened if online hate had been tackled after Christchurch

Meta, Twitter and Google have done little to fight radicalisation, violating their own rules, says the CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, Imran Ahmed

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Facebook overlooks half the climate denial content on its platform, study finds

A new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate finds that even well-known climate denial publications are being overlooked.

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Anti-vaxxers making ‘at least $2.5m’ a year from publishing on Substack

Center for Countering Digital Hate research calculates that anti-vaccine figures could be making $12.5m from the online platform

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