In today’s digital age, there’s been a troubling increase in how terrorists exploit the internet, which has become a major concern for both online and offline security (OECD, 2022). Facebook alone removed a record 16 million pieces of terrorist propaganda in the first quarter of 2022, along with over 13 million instances of hate speech. […]
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Content moderation has become increasingly important for online platforms to protect their users from potential abuses. The evolving regulatory landscape has also put growing responsibilities on the way user-generated content should be moderated online. Notably, the upcoming Digital Services Act (DSA), which affects almost every online service provider active in the EU, will bring unprecedented obligations to online services in
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The Internet has created enormous potential for free, democratic, and open exchanges. Yet, some have abused this incredible tool to propagate harmful and illegal content online. This has resulted in a growing interest in holding big tech platforms accountable for the way in which they moderate content on their services. This may include, but is
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As of June 7th, 2022, the EU Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online (TCO) will be applicable across Europe. This will have a significant operational impact on all hosting service providers (HSPs) offering their services in the EU, irrespective of their place of establishment. In short, the regulation aims to ensure that HSPs take action against
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Over the last few years, the EU has implemented several regulations concerning online services like the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Terrorist Content Online (TCO) Regulation. Find out how your business will be impacted in our Resource Centre.
The Digital Services Act will apply to you depending on what type of online service you are. For most online intermediaries, it will start applying in February 2024. However, for a select group of services, known as Very Large Online Platforms, the DSA could be applicable as early as June 2023.
Content moderation tools are software applications used by content moderators to help them perform their duties. There are different types of tools available in the market such as AI based detection tools and workflow process tools that optimise and automate processes and facilitate communication between stakeholders. Many established companies build their own workflow tools to suit their own processes for lack of commercially available options.
Safety by design is an approach to developing a product with safety of users as one of its foundational cornerstones. Safety is integrated in the design and development phase to pre-empt abuse of the product later on, reducing the need for reactive remedies.
Quality Assurance (QA) in content moderation is becoming increasingly important as regulation around content moderation, like the DSA, becomes more prevalent. Besides being a best practice, QA is needed to demonstrate to authorities that a company is applying its policies, controlling its processes and, where appropriate, executing improvement mechanisms.
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