#Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta’s latest pivot in three-hour Joe Rogan interview

#Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta’s latest pivot in three-hour Joe Rogan interview

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his decision to scale back Meta’s content moderation policies in a Friday appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Zuckerberg faced widespread criticism for the decision, including from employees inside his own company. “Probably depends on who you ask,” said Zuckerberg when asked how Meta’s updates have been received. The key updates…

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#Top court orders ban on Elon Musk’s X in Brazil

#Top court orders ban on Elon Musk’s X in Brazil

A top court in Brazil ordered an immediate, country-wide suspension of the X platform on Friday after a months-long legal battle with Elon Musk’s social media company over content moderation, according to Bloomberg.   The court added that anyone using VPN to access the X platform would be subject to daily fines of 50,000 reais…

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#Generative AI tools like ChatGPT could test bounds of tech liability shield

#Generative AI tools like ChatGPT could test bounds of tech liability shield

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are testing a provision that protected the tech industry for decades from lawsuits over third-party content. As applications like ChatGPT and rival products rise in popularity, experts and stakeholders are split on whether and how Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act — a liability shield for internet companies over third-party…

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#Facebook content mods reportedly favor Trump, Jr., other conservatives

#Facebook content mods reportedly favor Trump, Jr., other conservatives

“#Facebook content mods reportedly favor Trump, Jr., other conservatives” Donald Trump, Jr. is used to getting special treatment. On Facebook, there’s no exception. Image: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Facebook is trying super hard to refute claims of “anti-conservative bias,” reportedly to the extent that it’s undermining the company’s own efforts to promote truth…

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