Digital Ethics

Galactica was supposed to help scientists. Instead, it mindlessly spat out biased and incorrect nonsense.

This post is part of a series on Mastodon and the fediverse. We also have a post on privacy and security on Mastodon, and why the fediverse will be great—if we don't screw it up, and more are on the way. You can follow EFF on Mastodon here.A wave of people have announced that they're leaving...

Konstantinos Komaitis & Louis-Victor de Franssu say Mastodon’s decentralization raises questions about how regulatory regimes will apply.

Avoid naughty pictures and scrub your phone to keep clear of state snoopers, French regulator says.

The thing about Twitter is that it really lacks a lot of the features you'd expect from a true Mastodon replacement. For example, there's no way to edit your toots (which they, confusingly call "tweets"—let's face it, it's a bit of a silly name that's difficult to take seriously). "Tweets" can't be covered by a content warning. There's no way to let the poster know you like their tweet without also sharing it, and no bookmark feature. There's no way to set up your own instance, and you're basically stuck on a single instance of Twitter. That means there's no community moderators you can reach out to to quickly resolve issues. Also, you can't de-federate instances with a lot of problematic content. It also doesn't Integrate with other fediverse platforms, and I couldn't find the option to turn the ads off. Really, Twitter has made a good start, but it will need to add a lot of additional features before it gets to the point where it becomes a true Mastodon replacement for most users. #twitter #mastodon #twittermigration

Low-tech Magazine refuses to assume that every problem has a high-tech solution. A simple, sensible, but nevertheless controversial message; high-tech has become the idol of our society.

The fast-food chain urged German customers to commemorate the Nazi pogrom with cheesy chicken.

Attached: 1 image Staying on #Twitter is a liability for major brands. Yesterday a scammy Twitter-verified account (one that paid $8) posted as the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly that "insulin is now free." This morning, Eli Lilly's stock dropped off a cliff. Musk's manufactured chaos at Twitter is having very real economic consequences. #Twitterpocalypse

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How do I know so much about how @elonmusk does things? I spent 3 years investigating Tesla at @BusinessInsider from 2018-2021. Here are some of sloppy, dangerous, callous, things I learned:

Yoti, the company analyzing the videos, uses a facial age estimation AI system to verify the age of teen users claiming they are above 18 years of age.

“With Twitter's change in ownership last week, I'm probably in the clear to talk about the most unethical thing I was asked to build while working at Twitter. 🧵”

A plan to monetize adult content could make sense from a business and social standpoint. In practice, Twitter won't be able to pull it off.

For the past 2 years Mastodon has been promoted as a place without Nazis. There’s a lot more to it though, let’s discuss what’s happening

With lots of people moving from #Twitter to #Mastodon, asking lots of questions about why things are federated. I am reminded about @derek@sunbeam.city's Decentralized Social Networks vs. The Trolls https://conf.tube/videos/watch/d8c8ed69-79f0-4987-bafe-84c01f38f966 Or if you prefer YT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZoASOyfvGQ #fediverse ftw!

Is Twitter really a “collective, cybernetic super-intelligence," as its new owner mused? Joe Bak-Coleman shares an expert perspective.

Hello fellow mutineers! I hope the first few weeks of our first mutiny have been thought-provoking, fun, and maybe even a bit challenging! We’ve been getting some great questions and comments from the community, and want...

Elon Musk plans to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc., or half of the social media company’s workforce, in a bid to drive down costs following his $44 billion acquisition, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

A court case is about to kick off in Los Angeles later this month, involving a fatal crash caused by a Tesla vehicle, which was on Autopilot.

Twitter Inc., the social network being overhauled by new owner Elon Musk, has frozen some employee access to internal tools used for content moderation and other policy enforcement, curbing the staff’s ability to clamp down on misinformation ahead of a major US election.

‘We need to pay the bills somehow!’

Twitter chaos continues, following the purchase of the social network by Elon Musk. From engineers being asked to work crazy hours, to Musk pulling the plug on a Twitter Blue contract with more than 300 web publishers. Musk appointed himself as absolute dictator of Twitter by disbanding the original board of directors, and replacing it […]

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Cybercriminals are already taking advantage of Twitter's latest tumult by sending verification-themed phishing emails.

This is a moment to choose a different path, inspired by the lessons of thriving offline communities.

That blue tick may soon literally cost you.

As the government develops online safety guidelines, digital rights groups says any approach requiring the use of ID is ‘invasive…