RFOB joined Accountable Tech and 40+ civil society orgs. demanding Big Tech: 1️⃣Protect against non-consensual deepfakes 2️⃣ Require labeling on deep fake political content 3️⃣ Protect GLOBAL elections 4️⃣ Collaborate with researchers Read the full letter👇 accountabletech.org/statements/40-…

ICYMI: Meta promised to ban Instagram accounts being used to sell “exclusive” photos and videos of children, but new reporting from Jessica Longbottom reveals that the company is utterly failing to enforce these policies. abc.net.au/news/2024-08-0…

Would you turn to an AI companion app for emotional support? Manasa digs into the booming industry of romance bots that promote mental health benefits, and finds they are far from safe spaces. Read our latest Citizens Dispatch bit.ly/romancebots

🚨 NEW: Instagram failed to act on 93% of the abusive comments targeting high-profile US women candidates we reported, including death & r*pe threats. Meta must step up to protect women and public officials ahead of the US election. More in CNBC 👇 cnbc.com/2024/08/14/ins…

“Shuttering this critical tool in another brazen blow to transparency across its platforms,” the Real Facebook Oversight Board, a coalition of academics and civil rights groups, said in a statement. “RIP Crowdtangle.” Dara Kerr NPR npr.org/2024/08/14/nx-…

As Meta sunsets data transparency tool CrowdTangle, learn more about Big Tech’s broken promises. Our new tracker follows commitments and policy changes proposed by top companies that never came to fruition. Big Tech won’t protect users unless we make them. issueone.org/press/issue-on…

'Meta struggles with moderation in Hebrew, according to ex-employee and internal documents', The Guardian theguardian.com/technology/art…

We said it in May, and we'll say it again - we asked for safety and privacy features, not another avenue to collect our data and put us at risk 🫠 theverge.com/2024/8/9/24217…

“We in Congress, on multiple occasions, have worked to establish data privacy and security protections for Americans but have, in each instance, been met with friction and opposition from Meta..." CNBC Jonathan Vanian cnbc.com/2024/08/15/law…

More than anything, Meta's adversarial threat reports reveal that the company allows bad actors to blast hateful ads to millions of users with ZERO transparency. This is often done using fake accounts – and Meta itself hosts black markets where users can buy and sell them.

"B*tch", “r*pe” & “wh*re”: 77% of the 1,000 abusive comments we reported to Instagram contained gendered terms. Online abuse and violence against women have no place in politics. Platforms must protect candidates & election integrity. Our new report 👇 counterhate.com/research/abusi…

As fall slowly rolls in, people seem invigorated by interest/action around election integrity. I've been working on election integrity all year, so I put together a short list of what I'm working on, with recommendations for what you can do: 1/ 🧵

🚨NEW In collaboration with TheDocSociety, we are helping artists and storytellers unlock creative and courageous visions and give our public a clearer understanding of how Big Tech shapes society. Join our Big Tech Narrative Initiative. Register here forms.fillout.com/t/msybN38QcXus

$1.2 million Anti Muslim and Anti-Immigrant Disinformation Campaign on Social Media Targeting Europe Reached More Than 40 Million People – but Meta hasn't revealed who is behind it... by Karam Bales bylinetimes.com/2024/08/30/qat… #AfD #Germany Based on report by me and Sohan Dsouza

Would a tech tax be a fair way to make Google and Meta pay for the news they distribute and profit from? buff.ly/4dRoeGC

🔴 How easy is it to find harmful, and often illegal, content linked to hashtag#Telegram on mainstream platforms such as Facebook and Instagram? Cybersecurity For Democracy has the answer - and the fix ⬇️

Today, Speaker Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries received a letter from over 100 parents from Parents for Safe Online Spaces and ParentsTogether Action. They are urging our leaders to advance the Kids Online Safety Act to the House floor expeditiously. Let’s get it done.