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Meta's Oversight Board investigates whether Facebook and Instagram uphold consistent standards of content moderation across the world when users share explicit AI images of female public figures.

X has said that it will begin a hiring round of 100 full-time employees to build a new trust and safety office in Austin, Texas, replacing the team that was removed when Elon Musk took over.

A Kenyan labour court has ruled that Facebook's parent company Meta can be sued by an ex-moderator. Daniel Motaung used to review posts on the site and claims it harmed their mental health.

In response to allegations, Meta has shared some details about its content moderation mechanism to deny claims that its review process censors Ukrainian content while allowing Russian propaganda.

A leading member of the Wikimedia Foundation has said sites with community moderation like Wikipedia should be treated differently to centralized platforms like Facebook under the Online Safety Bill.

While speaking at a summit, Mark Zuckerberg reinstated that Meta is still not happy with Apple's App Store policies, adding that Apple primarily decides what apps get on a device due to their control.

Meta has announced the expansion of its Counterspeech program to Pakistan and the UK. Facebook users searching for potentially problematic, violent content will now be redirected to support resources.

According to Twitter's transparency report for January-June 2021, the platform faced a record number of account and content takedown requests from governments, with Japan leading the pack.

Microsoft has acquired Two Hat, a content moderation service. No details were given of how much the deal cost Microsoft but both firms said they are excited to be working together.

In Q4 2020, Facebook saw a decrease in hate speech prevalence and other content which violates its policies, such as adult nudity. This was driven by modifications to its content moderation systems.