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The top trends on Twitter included X-rated terms and references to sexual violence that somehow got past its content moderation tools.

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Twitter Accidentally Trends Horrifyingly Explicit Sexual Terms

Cognizant, a firm providing Facebook with content moderation services, has announced that it plans to end its relationship with the social media company.

Bye, Facebook

Remember when a Facebook moderator died at his desk? The contractor he worked for is saying "bye" to Facebook.

The Firm That Deletes Gore and Child Porn on Facebook Just Quit

During his recent Congressional hearing, Mark Zuckerberg was asked if he would ever spend a day moderating Facebook. He wasn't keen on the idea.

Hard Pass

Zuck says he's "not sure that [moderating Facebook] would best serve our community."

Mark Zuckerberg Refuses to Look at Horrible Facebook Gore

Contractors who moderate flagged posts for Facebook describe hellish and hostile working conditions while reviewing the worst of the internet.

Worst Timeline

Facebook moderator: "I think Facebook needs to shut down."

Facebook Moderators Are Dying at Their Desks

The AIs used by Facebook and other social media companies to filter out extremist content may also be deleting valuable evidence of criminal activity.

AI Accomplice

The tech is deleting videos that could be valuable evidence for prosecutors.

Facebook’s AI May Be Helping Terrorists Get Away With Murder

A new story reveals how Chinese live-streaming company Inke uses a combination of human moderators and AI to facilitate government censorship.

Moderation Station

Here's how China's private sector is helping facilitate government censorship.

China Is Trying to Scrub Bikinis and Smoking From the Internet

Leaked documents showing how Facebook controls speech online raise deep questions about the future of the company's role in international discourse.

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