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When we held up a mirror to Elon Musk’s Twitter/X he tried to sue us into silence

My organisation is standing up to the tech billionaires whose social media platforms are full of hate and lies

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk’s X Fires Legal Salvo Against Hate Speech Watchdog For False Claims, Data Misuse

Elon Musk‘s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has filed a legal suit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate

Zenger

Twitter sues anti-hate speech group over ‘tens of millions of dollars’ in lost advertising

CCDH dismisses lawsuit for damages saying Elon Musk’s X aims to ‘bully us into silence’

The Guardian - UK

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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"

Salon

Elon Musk sues disinformation researchers, claiming they are driving away advertisers

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is suing the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the spread of hate speech and viral falsehoods on social media.

WEKU

X Sues Online Hate Research Group, Says They’re Scaring Away Advertisers

X (formerly Twitter) is launching a lawsuit against an online hate research group which recently reported on the rise in hate speech on the social media platform since Elon Musk took over

Multichannel News

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter

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Anti-hate speech group accuses Elon Musk’s X Corp of intimidation over legal threat

Center for Countering Digital Hate claims publication of hateful material on Twitter has risen since Musk took over

The Guardian - UK

Twitter’s surge in harmful content a barrier to advertiser return

Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition, and the series of content policy changes that ensued, has led to a dramatic spike in hateful, violent and inaccurate posts on the platform, according to researchers. That's now the top challenge for Twitter's new Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino, who has to address advertisers’ concerns…

Tribune News Service

Online safety bill: changes urged to allow access to social media data

Campaigners say bill in ‘serious peril’ of passing without powers to make platforms more transparent

The Guardian - UK

Google profits off fake abortion clinics

"Google is a willing participant and supporter of the fake clinic industry," according to a new report

Salon

Google takes millions from pro-life groups masquerading as abortion clinics in deceptive ads, study finds

A Google spokesperson said the company “removes or blocks ads” that violate its policies, and it has "reviewed" some of those named in a scathing new report.

Fortune

Google earned $10m from ads misdirecting abortion seekers to ‘pregnancy crisis centers’

A study finds the search giant has profited since Roe was overturned from anti-abortion groups buying misleading search terms

The Guardian - US

A group flagged 'hate' tweets from Twitter Blue users and says Twitter didn't act for days

According to a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), racist and abusive tweets from users with the Blue checkmark were not taken down by Twitter for several days after being flagged as offensive.

Fortune

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Google's Bard misinforms users 8 out of 10 times without disclaimers and often conveys 'harmful narratives' when prompted, research group finds

A new study found that Google's Bard chatbot tends to endorse prompts about widely-known conspiracies and inaccurate facts, if those prompts asked the chatbot to role play or imagine.

The Guardian - UK

TikTok ‘acting too slow’ to tackle self-harm and eating disorder content

Organisations including NSPCC say app has chosen to deny the problem and must take meaningful action

The Guardian - UK

Social media triggers children to dislike their own bodies, says study

Exclusive: Study shows social media a ‘significant risk’ to young people’s view of themselves and can provoke mental health distress

Wales Online

TikTok shows content to teens that could encourage eating disorders and suicide

Research by an online safety group found some accounts repeatedly shown harmful content within minutes of joining

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The Guardian - UK

TikTok self-harm study results ‘every parent’s nightmare’

Research suggests algorithm promotes self-harm and eating disorder content within minutes of interest being shown

The Independent UK

TikTok ‘pushing harmful content into teenagers’ feeds’, study says

A new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate says it saw harmful content being recommended to accounts within minutes of joining TikTok.

Evening Standard

Macron and Musk meet for ‘honest discussion’ amid Twitter hate speech concerns

The French leader criticised the billionaire the day prior over Twitter’s relaxation of content moderation policies

The Guardian - UK

TikTok ‘still hosting toxic posts’ of banned influencer Andrew Tate

Analysis by hate monitoring organisation shows platform has shown reality star’s content ‘despite pledge’ to crack down

The Guardian - UK

Sharp rise in ‘globalist plot’ claims online against Rishi Sunak

New PM targeted in tweets using often dog-whistle term drawing on antisemitic conspiracy theories

Evening Standard

Rachel Riley reveals sexually explicit DMs sent by trolls on Instagram

Riley admitted the extreme content she receives in direct messages ‘turned her stomach’

The Independent UK

Instagram ‘systematically ignores’ misogynist abuse of female public figures, report claims

90% of offending accounts remain active after abusive messages reported, research finds

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