Tag: moderation

Warning! If you’re filming a ****ing YouTube video, don’t ****ing swear in the first eight ****ing seconds. Or perhaps not.

"I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means," tweeted Elon Musk in April.

It turns out that even ‘free-speech absolutists’ have, well, an absolute limit to the hate content that they’ll tolerate.

Earlier this year, Instagram took down a music video featuring a track called ‘Secrets Not Safe’ by British drill artist Chinx (OS).

You wouldn't get a prize for predicting that Elon Musk's first few days in charge of Twitter would be eventful, for better or worse.

Streaming services are uncomfortable with the idea of removing Kanye West’s catalogue due to his recent round of interviews expressing antisemitic views.

Ek said that if Ye’s recent “awful comments” had been made on a podcast or a music track, it would have been removed for being hate speech.

Spotify's latest acquisition is a startup which it has been working with since 2020 on its efforts to remove 'harmful content' on the service.

The company has also pointed to its Spotify Safety Advisory Council, which it launched in June.

YouTube has removed age restrictions placed on a new music video by Nicki Minaj, following a furious protest from the artist yesterday.

Every so often, someone discovers a new stash of extremist music on a popular music streaming service.