News content moderation

EU Requests Content Moderation Data From X

Using the Digital Services Act, European Commission asks X (formerly Twitter) for details over reduction in content moderation resources

Research data suggests fewer people are using Elon Musk's X, but platform insists 250 million people are using X everyday

Elon Musk's X loses bid to block California law that requires social media to publicly disclose their content moderation practices

Meta's 'Supreme Court' has reversed content decision to remove graphic videos on Israel-Gaza from Facebook

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales says “a lot of thoughtful and serious people are fleeing Twitter” since Elon Musk takeover of platform

Legal

Content moderators in Kenya accuse Meta of not negotiating sincerely as lawsuit settlement talks break down

CEO Linda Yaccarino says X (Twitter) has removed hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts, in pushback against EU letter

Owner Elon Musk, chief executive Linda Yaccarino to jointly oversee trust and safety at X as company reorganises under new brand

Win for US republicans, after federal judge restricts some Biden officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies

Jobs

Is there anyone left to sack? Owner Elon Musk reportedly makes more layoffs to Twitter’s trust and safety teams

Google subsidiary Jigsaw developing free tool to help smaller websites identify and remove extremist materials, as new content laws take effect