Content Moderation / Knowledge Center / Guide
Trust & Safety changelog
Stay on top of the latest changes affecting your Trust & Safety operations.
This changelog is crowdsourced, feel free to suggest missing items.
Adult contentChild SafetyExtremismHarassmentHateMisinformationPrivacySelf-HarmSubstancesViolence
August 2023 | ||
| ADL is urging Meta’s Oversight Board to take action to improve addressing Holocaust denial and distortion. Read more | WorldMeta | ProductHateMisinformation |
| Meta's Oversight Board is announcing Holocaust Denial as a new case for consideration, inviting people and organizations to submit public comments. Read more | WorldMeta | ProductHateMisinformation |
| Somalia is banning TikTok and Telegram over the spread of horrific content and misinformation. Read more | SomaliaTelegramTikTok | RegulatoryMisinformation |
| YouTube is updating its policies to tackle medical misinformation and remove harmful cancer claims. Read more | WorldYouTube | ProductMisinformation |
July 2023 | ||
| The UK is proposing new rules targeting illegal ads and fake celebrity scams. Read more | UK | RegulatoryMisinformation |
| Kazakhstan is adopting new laws on online platforms and online advertising to fight misinformation and tax evasion. Read more | Kazakhstan | RegulatoryMisinformation |
June 2023 | ||
| Meta is rolling back its measures to curb the spread of Covid misinformation. Read more | WorldMeta | ProductMisinformation |
| The EU is urging social media platforms to start labelling AI-generated content and images. Read more | EU | RegulatoryMisinformation |
| YouTube is announcing it will no longer remove videos with false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Read more | WorldYouTube | ProductMisinformation |
May 2023 | ||
| Twitter is launching Community Notes for images in posts to address misleading images and emphasize crowdsourced moderation. Read more | WorldTwitter | ProductMisinformation |
| Twitter is pulling out of the EU's voluntary code to fight disinformation. Read more | EUTwitter | RegulatoryMisinformation |
April 2023 | ||
| TikTok is changing its misinformation policy to ban all climate change denial content on its platform. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductMisinformation |
| Meta's Oversight Board is asking the social media company to keep its covid misinformation policy and to be more transparent when removing content. Read more | WorldMeta | ProductMisinformation |
| India is prohibiting Facebook, Twitter and others from hosting misleading information about the government, requiring them to rely on their own fact-check unit. Read more | IndiaFacebookTwitter | RegulatoryMisinformation |
March 2023 | ||
| TikTok is unveiling its updated community guidelines that will focus on improving content moderation on the platform and take effect on April 21st. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductChild SafetyMisinformation |
| UNESCO is launching a National Coalition on Freedom of Expression and Content Moderation in Kenya. Read more | Kenya | RegulatoryHateMisinformation |
| Meta's oversight board is planning to scrutinize the social network’s policies surrounding election content in Brazil and other “high-risk” areas. Read more | BrazilMeta | ProductMisinformation |
February 2023 | ||
| The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is launching a new short-code aiming at combating fake news. Read more | Nigeria | RegulatoryMisinformation |
| UK is announcing that content generated by AI chatbots will fall within the Online Safety Bill's scope. Read more | UK | RegulatoryChild SafetyMisinformationSelf-harm |
| Google is expanding its misinformation "prebunking" initiative to Germany. Read more | GermanyGoogle | ProductMisinformation |
January 2023 | ||
| Japan is creating a new agency to counter fake news and online disinformation. Read more | Japan | RegulatoryMisinformation |
| China is implementing new rules on generative AI and deepfakes, requiring specific labeling and banning their use for fake news generation. Read more | China | RegulatoryMisinformation |
November 2022 | ||
| Twitter is announcing its Covid misinformation policy is no longer enforced. Read more or even more | WorldTwitter | ProductMisinformation |
| Vietnam is tightening regulations regarding "false" content on social media platforms so that it is taken down within 24 hours instead of 48 hours. Read more | Vietnam | RegulatoryMisinformation |
October 2022 | ||
| Spotify is acquiring Kinzen, a firm specialized in identifying harmul audio content. Read more | WorldSpotify | ProductHateMisinformation |
September 2022 | ||
| Facebook is experimenting with asking 250 users to help moderate climate speech. Read more | WorldMeta | ProductMisinformation |
| Twitter is expanding its fact-checking feature Birdwatch, allowing users to add additional context to tweets. Read more | WorldTwitter | ProductMisinformation |
See missing items? You can add them here.
Read more
Towards a fine-grained and contextual approach to Nudity Moderation
Blanket bans on nudity and specifically on bare breasts are coming under increased scrutiny. We hear they clash with cultural expectations and impede right to expression for women, trans and nonbinary people.
Self-harm and mental health — Content Moderation
This is a guide to detecting, moderating and handling self-harm, self-injury and suicide-related topics in texts and images.