TikTok is laying off 250 employees and closing its Nashville office, affecting members of its content-moderation team, as the platform increasingly relies on AI for content monitoring.
India's government will confront Meta executives this week over child sexual abuse material (CSAM), AI-generated content, compliance with Indian laws, and the takedown process for posts by prominent figures like PM Modi.
Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal revealed he was inspired by Satya Nadella's transformation of Microsoft when he took the helm at Twitter. Agrawal aimed to overhaul Twitter's culture and product, including projects like 'Birdwatch' and 'Project Saturn,' but his plans were cut short by Elon Musk's acquisition.
The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in a lawsuit between the nonprofit Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other Trump administration officials. The suit concerns […]
Meta has terminated its contract with Nairobi-based outsourcing company Sama, resulting in over 1,000 Kenyan workers being abruptly laid off. The workers, primarily involved in content moderation and AI training, were given just six days' notice. This follows last month's revelations that some workers were asked to view private content filmed using Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses. Activists have condemned the layoffs as exposing the precarious nature of tech jobs in the global south.
