Remove Guidelines Remove Internet Remove Social
article thumbnail

Social media platforms still can’t stop mass shooting videos from going viral

Vox

Saturday’s racially motivated made-for-the-internet mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, went differently. It’s a tragedy because you only need one copy of the video for this thing to live forever online and endlessly multiply,” said Emerson Brooking, a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank who studies social media.

Media 92
article thumbnail

Peloton is blocking the #StopTheSteal hashtag from being created or used

The Verge

Peloton, a company known for its internet-connected bikes and treadmills, is wading into the Stop The Steal mess. The company is now preventing users from creating a #StopTheSteal tag from within the app, saying the tag does not “meet our guidelines” when a user goes to create it. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What if the panic over teens and tech is totally wrong?

Vox

As a growing number of schools ban phones to protect kids online, Congress is considering the most significant internet regulations in decades. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy even called for warning labels on social media platforms earlier this year. This week that panic reached a tipping point.

Media 78
article thumbnail

What if the panic over teens and tech is totally wrong?

Vox

As a growing number of schools ban phones to protect kids online, Congress is considering the most significant internet regulations in decades. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy even called for warning labels on social media platforms earlier this year. This week that panic reached a tipping point.

Media 75
article thumbnail

Did smartphones “destroy” a generation? The debate, explained.

Vox

Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images What the evidence about social media and teens’ mental health really says. So argues the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. This dispute has generated reams of commentary as the media’s middle-aged social media users argue about whether their favorite apps are poisoning their kids.

Media 141
article thumbnail

YouTube has paid more than $30 billion to creators, artists, and others over the last three years

The Verge

Wojcicki noted that at the “scale we operate, it’s hard for creators to keep up with changing Community Guidelines.”. Wojcicki noted that at the “scale we operate, it’s hard for creators to keep up with changing Community Guidelines.”. Mainly, transparency, especially where content strikes and advertising dollars are concerned.

article thumbnail

YouTube has terminated five Myanmar military-run channels as political unrest continues

The Verge

We have terminated a number of channels and removed several videos from YouTube in accordance with our community guidelines and applicable laws,” a YouTube spokesperson tells The Verge. Prior to the coup, the company also terminated 34 channels used as “influence operations” during Myanmar’s election in 2020, according to Reuters.