Digital Ethics

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.

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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.

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

The encrypted messaging developer said Santa Clara County police wanted very specific personal information of certain users, including IP addresses along with dates and times for each login.

Companies say they want ethical AI. But those working in the field say that ambition comes at their expense.

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