Hot dogs are a summer staple — it’s hard to go to a baseball game or a barbecue without encountering at least one party where someone is firing up these meat sticks on the grill. Yet while hot dogs may be much beloved, many of us are aware that hot dogs are pretty high on […]
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Are there healthier hot dog options? Can you eat hot dogs in moderation? Answers to your questions about hot dogs and health
Hot dogs are a summer staple — it’s hard to go to a baseball game or a barbecue without encountering at least one party where someone is firing up these meat sticks on the grill. Yet while hot dogs may be much beloved, many of us are aware that hot dogs are pretty high on […]
TikTok suspended livestream of Reform UK rally ‘due to moderation error’
TikTok suspended the livestream of a Reform UK rally for around half an hour on Sunday, the social media platform has confirmed. The “temporary suspension” of the stream on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s account was due to a “moderation error”, a spokesperson for the site said. His access to TikTok’s “Live” feature has since […]
Supreme Court hears landmark cases on free speech and social media moderation in Texas, Florida
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is hearing arguments on whether laws proposed by Texas and Florida to ban social media companies from removing content are constitutional. A decision will be made by June. The central debate is whether social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, should be able to decide for […]
Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, to have Austin-based content moderation center
The social media company X, formerly Twitter, is establishing an Austin-based “trust and safety” center and appears to be building out an Austin-based office. The company mentioned its plans in a post Sunday for the new location and in a wider post detailing X’s plans to “tackle child exploitation” on its website. “We are also […]
Nude deepfakes of Taylor Swift went viral on X, evading moderation and sparking outrage
Nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes of Taylor Swift went viral on X on Wednesday, amassing over 27 million views and more than 260,000 likes in 19 hours before the account that posted the images was suspended. Deepfakes portraying Swift nude and in sexual scenarios continue to proliferate on X, including reposts of the viral deepfake images. […]
Varadkar and Martin accuse X of content moderation failures
The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have heavily criticised social media platform X, saying it is not doing enough to take down harmful content. Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin both questioned the direction the platform, formerly known as Twitter, has taken since it was taken over by Elon Musk. The European headquarters of X are based in […]