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Culture It’s impossible to moderate artificial intelligence. Maybe we should stop trying
Instagram and X recently launched AI's that regularly break the platforms' own moderation rules.
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Culture Is Doug Emhoff hot? It may matter more than you think
Attractiveness, for better or for worse, can help win elections, particularly in a meme-driven election cycle
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Culture Is ‘Momala’ Kamala Harris’ new viral meme moment?’
The 'Brat' memes are already growing old, but another Yiddish-sounding viral moment may be on the campaign's horizon
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Opinion Antisemitism is constantly evolving — social media companies need to as well
Meta, who owns Facebook and Instagram, is the only social media company that is preventing 'Zionist' from being used as hate speech
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Culture In groundbreaking new policy, Facebook says calling someone a ‘Zionist pig’ is antisemitic
Previously, Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, had only prohibited comparisons between Zionists and rats
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News The messy truth behind a viral video showing violence around anti-Israel protest at an LA synagogue
A lesson in media literacy for the age of WhatsApp and Instagram
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Culture How Gaza became an online clapback to anything (and I mean anything) you disagree with
Posts about invasive plants, sunburns and eating disorders are all plagued by commenters comparing their trials to war
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Culture Meta is weighing whether ‘from the river to the sea’ is hate speech. But will it matter?
Social media companies have long struggled to effectively apply their moderation standards
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