Last month, a judge tossed a lawsuit from Elon Musk‘s X (formerly Twitter) against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, an anti-extremism watchdog, that alleged the group had financially harmed the company by reporting on violent and hateful speech proliferating across its platform. The ruling stated in no uncertain terms that Musk and X were trying to punish the Ccdh for exercising First Amendment rights.
Following that court victory, the organization is once again sounding the alarm about X’s lack of sensible moderation, releasing another trove of data...
Following that court victory, the organization is once again sounding the alarm about X’s lack of sensible moderation, releasing another trove of data...
- 4/11/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Since 2021, YouTube has demonetized videos that peddle misinformation related to climate change. Despite that effort, some climate deniers seem to be evading punishment. A report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (Ccdh) found that YouTube has earned revenue from at least 96 channels that dispute the scientific consensus on climate change.
The Ccdh report used an AI model to review 12,058 videos that were uploaded over six years across the 96 channels in question. Those videos frequently challenged the idea that human activity is leading to long-term shifts in climate patterns. According to the report, YouTube makes up to $13.4 million a year from ads that run on the analyzed channels.
Videos that include climate denial are supposed to be disqualified for monetization. When YouTube put that rule into place, it targeted any opinion that “contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change.”
So how are the naysayers circumventing YouTube’s moderation?...
The Ccdh report used an AI model to review 12,058 videos that were uploaded over six years across the 96 channels in question. Those videos frequently challenged the idea that human activity is leading to long-term shifts in climate patterns. According to the report, YouTube makes up to $13.4 million a year from ads that run on the analyzed channels.
Videos that include climate denial are supposed to be disqualified for monetization. When YouTube put that rule into place, it targeted any opinion that “contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change.”
So how are the naysayers circumventing YouTube’s moderation?...
- 1/18/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
No hostage left behind.
So many of your favorite stars have come together to thank President Biden for his efforts in working to peace amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Amid the news that two American hostages and two Israeli hostages have been released from captivity, Hollywood heavyweights are hoping for the safe return of the 220 innocent people who are still being held hostage by Hamas.
“We are heartened by Friday’s release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan and by today’s release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity,” the letter read.
The letter continued, “But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death. They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400 Israelis were slaughtered – women raped, families burned alive,...
So many of your favorite stars have come together to thank President Biden for his efforts in working to peace amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Amid the news that two American hostages and two Israeli hostages have been released from captivity, Hollywood heavyweights are hoping for the safe return of the 220 innocent people who are still being held hostage by Hamas.
“We are heartened by Friday’s release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan and by today’s release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity,” the letter read.
The letter continued, “But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death. They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400 Israelis were slaughtered – women raped, families burned alive,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Move over, Ozempic: There’s a new TikTok-related drug panic in the spotlight. According to a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (Ccdh), content featuring “steroid-like drugs” has been watched 587 million times by U.S. TikTok viewers over the past three years.
The Ccdh that the majority of those views — up to 420 million of them — have come from viewers under the age of 25. Pharmaceutical companies are also teaming with TikTok creators to boost sales of steroid-like substances. According to the Ccdh, those drugmakers have reached 1.8 million followers through influencer marketing partnerships.
The influencers who push steroid-like drugs focus on their bodybuilding potential while ignoring significant side effects, the Ccdh says in its report. The Food and Drug Administration previously published a warning about selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs), which some TikTokers use to improve their musclature. “SARMs, which are chemical substances that mimic the effects of testosterone and anabolic steroids,...
The Ccdh that the majority of those views — up to 420 million of them — have come from viewers under the age of 25. Pharmaceutical companies are also teaming with TikTok creators to boost sales of steroid-like substances. According to the Ccdh, those drugmakers have reached 1.8 million followers through influencer marketing partnerships.
The influencers who push steroid-like drugs focus on their bodybuilding potential while ignoring significant side effects, the Ccdh says in its report. The Food and Drug Administration previously published a warning about selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs), which some TikTokers use to improve their musclature. “SARMs, which are chemical substances that mimic the effects of testosterone and anabolic steroids,...
- 9/29/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
TikTok accounts promoting steroid consumption are thriving on the social media app — and possibly targeting young adults in the process, according to a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
In a new report released Thursday, the Ccdh claims that videos promoting the abuse of steroids and steroid-like drugs have been viewed at least 420 million times over the last three years by U.S users between the ages of 18 to 24, many of which promote the use and abuse of steroid—like drugs (SLDs). While TikTok’s Community Guidelines prohibit...
In a new report released Thursday, the Ccdh claims that videos promoting the abuse of steroids and steroid-like drugs have been viewed at least 420 million times over the last three years by U.S users between the ages of 18 to 24, many of which promote the use and abuse of steroid—like drugs (SLDs). While TikTok’s Community Guidelines prohibit...
- 9/28/2023
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
As TikTok brings new choices to the For Your Page in European Union territories, users in other regions are saying “Why not me?” Campaigners in the U.K. are lobbying TikTok in hopes of gaining access to an updated feed that eschews personalized recommendations in favor of more generalized content.
TikTok’s attempt to depersonalize its addictive For You Page is part of its response to the Digital Services Act (Dsa), an E.U. law that attempts to heighten user protections on social media and online video platforms. Companies that fail to meet Dsa standards could face fines or other penalties.
As part of its effort to comply with the Dsa, TikTok introduced its opt-in algorithm with a blog post on August 4. Starting “soon,” the app’s E.U. community will have the option to take personalization out of their feed. If they do, their For You Page will feature...
TikTok’s attempt to depersonalize its addictive For You Page is part of its response to the Digital Services Act (Dsa), an E.U. law that attempts to heighten user protections on social media and online video platforms. Companies that fail to meet Dsa standards could face fines or other penalties.
As part of its effort to comply with the Dsa, TikTok introduced its opt-in algorithm with a blog post on August 4. Starting “soon,” the app’s E.U. community will have the option to take personalization out of their feed. If they do, their For You Page will feature...
- 8/14/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
London, Aug 2 (Ians) Elon Musk-run X Corp has sued anti-hate organisation the Center for Countering Digital Hate (Ccdh) over “unlawful acts” to “improperly gain access” to its data.
X accused the UK-based nonprofit of accessing data from Twitter to “falsely claim it had statistical support showing the platform is overwhelmed with harmful content”.
In a statement, Ccdh accused X owner Musk of trying to silence anyone who criticised him, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
“Musk’s latest legal threat is straight out of the authoritarian playbook — he is now showing he will stop at nothing to silence anyone who criticises him,” Ccdh chief executive Imran Ahmed said in a statement.
He accused the X Corp boss of attempting to “shoot the messenger”.
The case has been filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. It seeks damages (amount is unspecified) against the non-profit. Ccdh has...
X accused the UK-based nonprofit of accessing data from Twitter to “falsely claim it had statistical support showing the platform is overwhelmed with harmful content”.
In a statement, Ccdh accused X owner Musk of trying to silence anyone who criticised him, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
“Musk’s latest legal threat is straight out of the authoritarian playbook — he is now showing he will stop at nothing to silence anyone who criticises him,” Ccdh chief executive Imran Ahmed said in a statement.
He accused the X Corp boss of attempting to “shoot the messenger”.
The case has been filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. It seeks damages (amount is unspecified) against the non-profit. Ccdh has...
- 8/2/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
X Corp., the parent company of the platform formerly known as Twitter, has followed through on a threat to sue a nonprofit whose research has documented a rise in hate speech on the social media service, alleging the organization has “embarked on a scare campaign to drive away advertisers.”
The suit filed in federal court in California on Tuesday accuses the Center for Countering Digital Hate of violating X’s terms of service by illegally obtaining the data that was used to conduct its research. Ccdh “convinced an unknown third party — in violation of that third party’s contractual obligations — to improperly share login credentials to a secured database that Ccdh then accessed, and retrieved information from, on multiple occasions without authorization,” states the complaint.
X faults Ccdh for companies pausing their advertising spend on the platform. It seeks tens of millions of dollars in lost ad revenue and a...
The suit filed in federal court in California on Tuesday accuses the Center for Countering Digital Hate of violating X’s terms of service by illegally obtaining the data that was used to conduct its research. Ccdh “convinced an unknown third party — in violation of that third party’s contractual obligations — to improperly share login credentials to a secured database that Ccdh then accessed, and retrieved information from, on multiple occasions without authorization,” states the complaint.
X faults Ccdh for companies pausing their advertising spend on the platform. It seeks tens of millions of dollars in lost ad revenue and a...
- 8/2/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Elon Musk’s X Corp. is officially suing hate speech tracking nonprofit, the Center for Countering Digital Hate, for publishing unfavorable research regarding Twitter, in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate received a letter sent by X Corp., Twitter’s parent company, on July 20 that accused the nonprofit of intentionally hurting the social media platform’s advertising business with the research being published. The Ccdh monitors hate speech and misinformation that proliferates across social media.
Musk-owned X Corp. claimed that Ccdh made “a series of troubling and baseless claims that appear calculated to harm Twitter generally and its digital advertising business specifically.”
The research referenced is a study by Ccdh that was conducted in June, which found that Twitter had taken no action against 99% of the 100 Twitter Blue accounts that were tweeting what could be considered hate speech. According to X Corp., the research is “false,...
The Center for Countering Digital Hate received a letter sent by X Corp., Twitter’s parent company, on July 20 that accused the nonprofit of intentionally hurting the social media platform’s advertising business with the research being published. The Ccdh monitors hate speech and misinformation that proliferates across social media.
Musk-owned X Corp. claimed that Ccdh made “a series of troubling and baseless claims that appear calculated to harm Twitter generally and its digital advertising business specifically.”
The research referenced is a study by Ccdh that was conducted in June, which found that Twitter had taken no action against 99% of the 100 Twitter Blue accounts that were tweeting what could be considered hate speech. According to X Corp., the research is “false,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Natalie Korach
- The Wrap
Lucknow, June 15 (Ians) Doctors of a private hospital in Lucknow have successfully carried out a swap renal transplant procedure.
The procedure, that may cut down the waitlist for patients in need of kidney transplants, has been done at any private hospital for the first time, as per the hospital.
In this case, two individuals and their families consented to give a kidney to the recipient’s needy spouse.
The recipients, Bhola Nath (27) of Azamgarh and Ravi Kant (35) of Siddharth Nagar, suffered from end-stage renal disease (Esrd), in which a kidney transplant is the sole option for survival.
The two patients had been searching for a compatible match since 2021.
In both instances, the patients’ spouses had offered to give their kidney.
Dr Manmeet Singh and Dr Imran Ahmed of the urology and transplant department of Chandan Hospital, said that after working up their cases, the necessary matching was not reached.
Then...
The procedure, that may cut down the waitlist for patients in need of kidney transplants, has been done at any private hospital for the first time, as per the hospital.
In this case, two individuals and their families consented to give a kidney to the recipient’s needy spouse.
The recipients, Bhola Nath (27) of Azamgarh and Ravi Kant (35) of Siddharth Nagar, suffered from end-stage renal disease (Esrd), in which a kidney transplant is the sole option for survival.
The two patients had been searching for a compatible match since 2021.
In both instances, the patients’ spouses had offered to give their kidney.
Dr Manmeet Singh and Dr Imran Ahmed of the urology and transplant department of Chandan Hospital, said that after working up their cases, the necessary matching was not reached.
Then...
- 6/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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