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theinternetiscrack.bsky.social
Blaming the Prompt Instead of the System

#AIethics #PlatformAccountability #TechCritique #HumanCost #TheInternetIsCrack
January 6, 2026 at 11:41 PM
democracytorch.bsky.social
#ChildSafetyOnline
#ConsumerProtection
#OnlineSafety

#DigitalServicesAct
#DSA
#TechRegulation
#PlatformAccountability
#RuleOfLaw

#Democracy
#DigitalDemocracy
#CivicIntegrity
#ChecksAndBalances

#EU
#UnitedStates
#TransatlanticRelations

#BigTech
#Antitrust
#TechPolicy
#MarketPower
December 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
netopia.bsky.social
The end goal is platform authoritarianism (not #PlatformAccountability)

thebaffler.com/latest/e-plu...
E Pluribus Uh Oh | Leo Kim
“Pro-democracy” initiatives coming out of Silicon Valley are a sleight of hand. Platform authoritarianism is the end goal.
thebaffler.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
ethical-ai.bsky.social
This approach mitigates the volume problem without requiring platforms to police all truth. It focuses resources where harm is most severe.

Is this mechanism a pragmatic necessity to mitigate harm, or an idealistic regulatory fantasy?

#PlatformAccountability #AIAct #DisinformationPrevention
December 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
oaklandprivacy.bsky.social
Futurism found that Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is actively doxxing everyday people, handing over real, current home addresses, phone numbers, emails, even family members’ info with almost no prompting.

futurism.com/artific...

#privacy #doxxing #aiharms #platformaccountability #surveillance
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Elon Musk's Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People
Elon Musk's Grox chatbot will happily cough up real, current residential addresses of everyday Americans, with little to no prompting.
futurism.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
oaklandprivacy.bsky.social
It’s a fascinating, uneasy read: internal watchdogs inside a 2,000+ person, $300B-ish AI company, with limited visibility into how their models actually shape real-world behavior. advice.

#platformaccountability #surveillance #aigovernance #ethicalai
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December 3, 2025 at 4:53 AM
teachpaperless.bsky.social
Why are individual social media users solely accountable for crimes like hate speech, threats, and illegal trafficking, while the platform that profits from hosting and enabling this content is not?

#SocialMediaLaw #PlatformAccountability #TechEthics #OnlineSafety
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
netopia.bsky.social
#platformaccountability the common denominator
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
hncompanion.com
A core theme is the ethical responsibility of platforms. Should Meta and other tech giants be held accountable for profiting from fraudulent ads? Many argue platforms must prioritize user safety over ad revenue. #PlatformAccountability 2/6
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
tongli.bsky.social
Meta internally estimated that up to 10% of its 2024 revenue (~$16b billion) came from scam and banned-goods ads, and the company’s platforms showed users ~15 billion high-risk scam ads a day.

🔗 www.reuters.com/investigatio...

#MediaJustice #PlatformAccountability #Journalism
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
nicciinfinity.bsky.social
I know what you’re doing. Remote access to my iPhone, surveillance through the camera, blocked accounts, and data harvesting. You think I’m unaware? I see it all. This is abuse—unethical, invasive, and deliberate. #DigitalRights #SurveillanceAbuse #DataTheft #PlatformAccountability
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
nicciinfinity.bsky.social
“ICO says it’s not their job to help me access my TikTok brand account—so how do I delete or amend my data? They enforce laws they won’t uphold. Regulatory theatre at its finest. #DataRights #AccessDenied #ICOWatch #PlatformAccountability #RegulatoryTheatre
October 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
kimcrayton1.bsky.social
#AntiRacism #WorkplaceEquity #WhiteSupremacyCulture #PlatformAccountability #RacialEquity #DigitalSpaces #Professionalism #BlackWomenAtWork #EquityInAction #TechAccountability #BiasInTech #SystemicRacism #JusticeOverComfort #ProfitWithoutOppression #KimCrayton
October 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
netopia.bsky.social
Tech AI energy consumption is subsidised by levies on residential bills. #platformaccountability
October 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
netopia.bsky.social
Bluesky adopts regulations and embraces #PlatformAccountability

techcrunch.com/2025/08/14/b...
Bluesky rolls out massive revamp to policies and Community Guidelines | TechCrunch
Some of the changes represent an effort by Bluesky to purposefully shape its community and the behavior of its users, nudging them to be nicer and more respectful of others.
techcrunch.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
tar-network.bsky.social
YouTube’s enforcement failures enable extremist monetization and digital radicalization pipelines, incentivizing neo-Nazi propaganda through platform policy gaps. #PlatformAccountability #DigitalRadicalization #YouTubeFailures #InstitutionalCapture #Guardian
Unmasked: the man behind one of the fastest growing far-right YouTube channels
Chris Booth’s channel – rife with neo-Nazi ideology, antisemitism and racism – garnered 2.3m views and likely thousands of dollars from YouTube in about two months
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
tongli.bsky.social
TikTok’s launching “Footnotes,” a U.S.-only crowdsourced fact-check tool. Can the platform that made misinformation viral now fight it? We’ll see.

More details: techcrunch.com/2025/07/30/t...

#TikTok #factchecking #platformaccountability
Footnotes, TikTok's crowdsourced fact-checks, launches in the US | TechCrunch
All U.S. TikTok users are able to view the notes that have been rated as helpful and submit their own ratings in return.
techcrunch.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
jonnyfalcon.bsky.social
One user. 799 questions.
Behind the mask of curiosity, I found a disinformation campaign hiding in plain sight.

The full investigation is now live.
🕳 jonnyfalcon.com

#QuoraExposé #Disinformation #JonnyFalcon #UnburdenedEye #NeurodivergentVoices #DigitalWarfare #PlatformAccountability #AIethics
July 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
"From Isolation to Extremism: Radicalization in the Manosphere." We spoke to @lionw.bsky.social & Linda Coufal about how extremist views take hold and spread within digital communities: 🔗 t1p.de/sqii5

#DigitalExtremism #OnlineHate #PlatformAccountability #Misogyny
From Isolation to Extremism: Radicalization in the Manosphere
Together with his colleague Linda Coufal, Weizenbaum researcher Lion Wedel recently published two studies on the radicalization of Incels – a group known for its misogynistic views. We spoke to them a...
t1p.de
July 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
digitalaction.bsky.social
Brazil's Supreme Court just reshaped platform liability! No more "safe harbor" – Big Tech must now act on serious harms. Huge step for accountability. Read the full blog (EN, ES, PT). #Brazil #PlatformAccountability #DigitalRights
A Turning Point for Platform Responsibility in Brazil - Digital Action
Written by Vladimir Cortés Roshdestvensky, with Spanish and Portuguese versions in links below. On June 26, 2025, Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) issued a landmark ruling that will reshape platfo...
digitalaction.co
July 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
dahrd.bsky.social
❗We urge the Commission to build a more democratic, equitable digital space for all.
#NoExemptions #DSA #PlatformAccountability #EqualEnforcement #Hatespeech #Disinformation #OnlineHate #GAADHE #EU #DemocracyOnline
July 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM