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Roblox Trying To Describe Adult Poop Is Very Funny
28.6.2023
Roblox, for so very long a platform of games (I’m sorry, experiences) aimed at and played by kids, is trying to expand its offerings now that many of those kids are growing up into young adults. In doing so, though, they’re running into some problems.Read more
Metacritic Will Improve Moderation After Horizon Review Bombing
25.4.2023
Following the recent review bombing of Horizon Forbidden West’s latest story DLC Burning Shores, review aggregator Metacritic has confirmed in a statement to Eurogamer that the site is “evolving [its] processes” to introduce tools that will create stricter moderation for abusive and disrespectful...
Twitch's Popular AI-Powered Seinfeld Show Gets Banned For Transphobia
6.2.2023
In an unfortunate turn of events, the AI Seinfeld show that’s been all over Twitch has been hit with the ban hammer for some terribly transphobic “jokes.”Read more
Twitter Begins Mass Layoffs — Elon Musk Says ‘No Choice’ Citing $4M Loss per Day
6.11.2022
Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk has begun massive layoffs at the social media company. The billionaire explained that there is no choice since Twitter is losing over $4 million a day. “Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though...
Twitter monetization and free speech drove Binance's $500M injection: CZ
1.11.2022
Binance will also assist Twitter’s integration into Web3 by implementing crypto payments and deploying a dedicated team of on-chain specialists to stop spam bot accounts
‘Decentralized Twitter’ Bluesky releases code, outlines content moderation
6.5.2022
Bluesky outlined that it is “not possible to have a usable social network without moderation,” and intends to build a moderation model for the network dubbed “speech and reach.”
Speedrunners Protest, Leave Biggest Leaderboard Site As It Gets Flooded With Abusive Comments
20.10.2021
Speedrun, a website where leaderboards crown the fastest players for any given game, recently added a commenting feature which hasn’t been going well for anyone. Since its implementation, users have been spammed with vulgar comments and inappropriate images. Worse, those plagued by this problem...
Blockchain may solve Twitter and Facebook’s moderation issues says Aragon exec
9.10.2020
Would decentralized governance save social media platforms from polarizing its users with its politics?
Social Media Bans ‘Highlight the Profound Censorship on Web 2.0’
6.7.2020
Recent moves by social media companies to outlaw certain types of content raise big questions about the future of free speech in the modern internet era
Federated Sidechains: $8M in BTC Stuck in Limbo, Analyst Says Action ‘Violates Liquid’s Security Model’
28.6.2020
Liquid, the sidechain network developed by the company Blockstream, saw 870 bitcoins ($8 million) frozen in moderation queue due to a seizure from a number of the network’s functionaries. The founder of the Summa project, James Prestwich, explained on Twitter that the emergency 2-of-3...
Jack Dorsey Has Floated Decentralized Fact-Checking at Twitter. Here’s What That Could Look Like
25.6.2020
Twitter's CEO has endorsed the idea of decentralized fact-checking. We looked at some prototypes to see what that might look like
‘Moderation Bot’ Blacklists Telegram Users to Tackle Crypto Scams
3.7.2019
Blockchain advisory firm AmaZix is launching a "moderation bot" to help stamp out cryptocurrency scams on popular messaging app Telegram