Bier has been looking to combat crypto scam bots in particular of late, and the use of X by crypto projects, which can include disingenuous engagement. Some crypto projects incentivize supporters to post on X to boost their promotions, but that kind of activity can also pollute X with spam-like behavior. Bier has been looking to stamp this out, and he's hoping that these improved detection measures will be another step in the company's broader push to eliminate bots.
Kupper, who sponsored Arizona's age verification law, tells WIRED he stuck to the one-third threshold because it's been previously upheld by the United States Supreme Court. He says he's heard estimates that 15 to 25 percent of accounts on X are at least somewhat pornographic, but he's not sure how accurate that is, nor does he think it's "feasible" to analyze such ratios on every website. X did not respond to questions about what percentage of the platform it considers pornographic.
Ohanian stepped down from Reddit's board of directors in June 2020 following the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. At the time, he wrote on Reddit that it was a "long overdue" move to "do the right thing." He urged the Reddit board to fill his seat with a black candidate, after the company had been criticized for providing a platform for racist and hate speech.
Ofcom says it is conducting an urgent assessment of X in response, with the backing of Technology Secretary Liz Kendall. But the chairwomen of Parliament's technology and media committees have both said they are concerned that "gaps" in the Online Safety Act might hinder the media regulator's ability to deal with the matter. X has now limited the use of AI image function to those who pay a monthly fee, a change dubbed by Downing Street as "insulting" to victims of sexual violence.
The conservative writer and political strategist Ashley St Clair had just put her young son to bed when she received a text from a friend with a link to a page on X. When she opened it, she says she saw a photo of Grok undressing me and putting me in a bikini'. St Clair was not alone. In recent weeks, countless women have found their images digitally manipulated online by Grok, at the request of X users, to disrobe them.
she backed the UK regulator Ofcom to take any enforcement action it deems necessary. We cannot and will not allow the proliferation of these demeaning and degrading images, which are disproportionately aimed at women and girls, she said. Make no mistake, the UK will not tolerate the endless proliferation of disgusting and abusive material online. We must all come together to stamp it out.
Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), filed a complaint on Thursday against senior Trump allies including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, in an attempt to prevent what he says would be an unconstitutional arrest and removal. Ahmed, who is a friend of Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer's chief of staff, lives lawfully in Washington DC with his American wife and daughter.
A new feature rolled out on the social media platform X has set off waves of finger-pointing by suggesting that many account holders may not be physically located where users assume they are. Late last week, X, which is owned by Elon Musk, added more information to most accounts, including some that could provide clues on where the account user is located.
It's long been known that X (and Twitter before it) is a major venue for foreign influence campaigns to meddle in American politics. Much of the focus has been on Russian troll farms, which the US government has targeted on several occasions. But the launch of X's About This Account feature may have revealed the scope and geographical breadth of its foreign troll problem.
Online retailers Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish are being investigated in France in relation to the offence of enabling minors to access pornographic content on their platforms, the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday. The country's consumer watchdog had reported the four firms to the prosecution service on Sunday after raising concerns about the sale of childlike sex dolls on Shein's platform over the weekend.
LinkedIn is facing mounting calls to suspend the account of Sam Wall, a 55-year-old digital marketing strategist from Cheadle, who was jailed for 28 months on Friday after pleading guilty to stalking, harassment and malicious communication. Despite her conviction and a court-issued restraining order, Wall's LinkedIn Premium profile - with nearly 27,000 followers - remained active at the time of writing.
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