Newsmast
Newsmast  ·  last month
After another spam wave, we're so grateful for @iftas

Their quick action prevented a repeat of the spam wave earlier in the year and things seem to be under control.

Thankfully, our complex signup process held up and the spam accounts involved in this attack weren't able to set-up on our instance! 💪

You can support IFTAS and the work they do to prevent & slow attacks like this here: https://about.iftas.org/donate/

#Spam#FediAdmin#MastoAdmin#Moderation

dansup
dansup  ·  3 months ago
What are your thoughts on Domain Block appeals and meta-moderation discussions?

Not every domain block needs to be permanent, I think @pixelfed should build a mechanism that allows admins to work to resolve disputes (via AP) and re-open federation in some cases, while maintaining the ability to permanently block domains.

In addition, being able to request more details in a remote report would be nice, the request would be sent to admins ofc

Feedback wanted!

#activityPub #moderation #pixelfed

Newsmast
Newsmast  ·  3 months ago
If you haven't seen already, @jaz at @iftas shared this brilliant blog yesterday: https://about.iftas.org/2024/08/13/fediverse-trust-and-safety-the-founding-and-future-of-iftas/

It's a really important, in-depth look at how we scale trust & safety on the Fedeiverse.

We've always supported the work of IFTAS, but when you read through this blog it makes you realise just how important they are in the future of this space.

Thank you IFTAS & the whole team!

#trust #safety #moderation #fediverse #mastodon

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
Now #Democrats are turning that complaint around, questioning whether #GOP ally #ElonMusk’s #X is suppressing #content favoring MVP #KamalaHarris to help #Trump’s reelection bid.
On Mon, Rep #JerryNadler (D) called on House #Judiciary Chair #GymJordan (R) to “investigate political censorship” on X, citing the company’s #chatbot, #Grok, falsely telling users #Harris was ineligible to appear on the 2024 ballot.

#SocialMedia #moderation #disinformation #tech #policy #regulation
#VoteBlue

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
#JerryNadler (D) voiced similar concerns in a letter last month after some users reported temporarily being unable to follow an #X account for the #Harris campaign. Nadler wrote that if X was “intentionally throttling or blocking” the account, it would “amount to egregious #censorship.”

#ElonMusk #bias#ElectionInterference #law#SocialMedia #moderation #disinformation #tech #policy #regulation
#VoteBlue
https://nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=396208

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
The missives reflect growing fear among #Democrats that #ElonMusk — who has vocally endorsed #Trump & *interviewed* him on the site late Monday — could use his platform to give Trump & other #Republicans a leg up in this year’s elections.
A handful of recent #content #moderation decisions by #X have heightened those concerns.

#Musk #bias#ElectionInterference #law#SocialMedia #moderation #disinformation #tech #policy #regulation
#VoteBlue

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
In addition to the apparent restriction on the #Harris campaign account & erroneous #Grok replies, some pro-Harris accounts have been labeled as #spam, incl #WhiteDudesForHarris & #ProgressivesForHarris, as Trisha Thadani reported.

#ElonMusk #bias#ElectionInterference #law#SocialMedia #moderation #disinformation #tech #policy #regulation
#VoteBlue
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/07/musk-x-harris-bias/

IFTAS
IFTAS  ·  3 months ago
Fediverse Admins we need your help!

We are seeking funding to continue work on our opt-in content classifier to detect and mitigate CSAM.

We are building a privacy-preserving service along with support for #moderator trauma associated with exposure to illegal content.

We need to demonstrate support for this activity. Fill out this short form to record your interest in using the service: https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/SXiobzcxTRrpVsWMJDh+h+loLkAmsTQ-8-egNm+ihlo/

Learn more: https://about.iftas.org/activities/moderation-as-a-service/content-classification-service/

#MastoAdmin#Moderation @moderation

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
For the second time in <2 wks, a doctored video of MVP #KamalaHarris has spread widely on #ElonMusk’s #SocialMedia platform #X.

A video known as a “ #deepfake” that was posted on X on Sat *appears* to show #Harris repeating herself over & over again, using a crude audio rendering made to seem like Harris is struggling to finish a complete sentence.

#ElectionInterference #law #disinformation#FarRight #propaganda#Moderation
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/deepfakes-elon-musk-donald-trump-kamala-harris-x/

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
The video is obviously #manipulated & easily debunked by viewing the unaltered footage, which shows #Harris speaking smoothly, w/o repeating the same words & phrases as portrayed in the doctored video.

The video, whose origin is unclear, was posted by #Trump himself on Truth Social on Sat, accompanied by a rant in which he calls Harris “DUMB!” & “extremely Low IQ.”

#ElonMusk#ElectionInterference #law#X #disinformation#FarRight #propaganda#SocialMedia#Moderation#InternetManipulation

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
For the second time in <2 wks, a doctored video of MVP #KamalaHarris has spread widely on #ElonMusk’s #SocialMedia platform #X.

A video known as a “ #deepfake” that was posted on X on Sat *appears* to show #Harris repeating herself over & over again, using a crude audio rendering made to seem like Harris is struggling to finish a complete sentence.

#ElectionInterference #law #disinformation#FarRight #propaganda#Moderation
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/deepfakes-elon-musk-donald-trump-kamala-harris-x/

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
#ElonMusk said he wanted #Grok to be unfiltered & “answer spicy questions that are rejected by most other #AI systems.”

The secretaries of state, who are the chief #elections officers in their states, are objecting not to Grok’s tone but its factual inaccuracies & the sluggishness [unwillingness] of the company’s move to correct bad information.

#disinformation#InternetManipulation#Security#SocialMedia#Moderation #regulation #law#ElectionInterference#FarRight

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
Secretaries of state are grappling w/an onslaught of #AI-driven election #misinformation, incl’g #deepfakes, ahead of the #2024election. Simon testified on the subject before the Senate Rules & Administration Cmte last yr.
Many of them are also still beating back the ramifications of widespread [by #Trump, #MAGA#Republicans &#ElonMusk] false #ConspiracyTheories that plagued the last presidential election.

#disinformation#FarRight #propaganda#SocialMedia#Moderation #law#ElectionInterference

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
…“It’s important that #SocialMedia companies, especially those w/ #global reach, correct mistakes of their own making — as in the case of the #Grok#AI #chatbot simply getting the rules wrong,” Simon added. “Speaking out now will hopefully reduce the risk that any social media company will decline or delay correction of its own mistakes between now & the November #election.”

#ElonMusk#ElectionInterference #law#X #disinformation #misinformation#FarRight #propaganda#Online#Moderation

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
#Grok is available only to #X Premium & Premium+ subscribers, but the #disinformation about #ballot deadlines was “shared repeatedly in multiple posts — reaching millions of people,” the letter read. Grok repeated #misinformation for more than a week until it was corrected on July 31.
Simon expressed disappointment in the way X initially responded. He said the response was “the equivalent of a shoulder shrug. Dismissive & detached.”

#ElonMusk#ElectionInterference #law#SocialMedia#Moderation

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
Simon reached out to his counterparts in all 9 states mentioned in the #Grok msgs, but only 4 others agreed to sign the letter. All the signatories are #Democrats, except for Schmidt of Pennsylvania, a Republican who is an appointee of Gov #JoshShapiro, a Democrat & a top candidate to be #Harris’s running mate.
#ElonMusk#ElectionInterference #law#X #disinformation #misinformation#FarRight #propaganda#SocialMedia#Moderation#AI