In some Republican circles, there was one great scandal during Joe Biden’s presidency that was simply unforgiveable. It had nothing to do with Hunter Biden or autopens. Rather, it was about social ...

Emojis in the comment section could be skirting Meta’s rules against hate speech. The Oversight Board, which sets precedent ...

Social media platforms commonly use artificial intelligence for content moderation, with the AI software itself relying on algorithms to screen content posted by social media users. Ultimately, the AI ...

Most people want harmful social media content such as physical threats and defamation to be restricted. This also applies in the USA where several social media platforms have recently modified their ...

Today is the deadline for public comments regarding a "public inquiry" by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into the "potentially illegal" content moderation practices of social media platforms. As ...

One of former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's headline-grabbing actions -- a rule that would have required social media companies to provide third-party content moderators -- was quietly ...

A proposed Missouri rule would give social media users a choice over their algorithm, potentially affecting what they would see and share on social media platforms. Missouri Attorney General Andrew ...

California will no longer enforce key provisions of a law requiring social media companies to disclose details about their content moderation practices after settling a lawsuit with Elon Musk’s X Corp ...

STATEWIDE — SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES MUST START REPORTING THEIR CONTENT MODERATION POLICIES TO THE OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL, ACCORDING TO A NEW LAW. Attorney General Letitia James ...

NEW YORK — Social media companies will now have to start reporting their content moderation policies to New York State Attorney General Letitia James' office as required by the 'Stop Hiding Hate' Act.

A new wave of alleged celebrity video scandals is testing the limits of social media moderation as platforms struggle to contain viral claims.

The future of social media is being shaped less by new platforms and more by shifting behavior, fragmentation, and ...