"A Technical Glitch" [Facebook and the control of information]
https://stratechery.com/2016/a-technical-glitch/
One week ago, moments after her boyfriend Philando Castile was
shot by a police officer during a routine traffic stop,
Diamond Reynolds flipped on Facebook's live streaming feature.
The resultant video, with Reynolds documenting what had
happened, as well as her interaction with the police officer,
immediately started to spread like wildfire. And then it was
gone. Approximately an hour later, the video was back, this
time with a "Warning -- Graphic Video" label attached ...
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Also relevant from 2014, this article on social media content
moderation procedures:
http://www.wired.com/2014/10/content-moderation/
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently
doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone.
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