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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
November 2023 | ||
| Australia is releasing new online safety standards to tackle terror and CSAM, including deepfakes created using generative AI. Read more or even more | Australia | RegulatoryChild SafetyExtremismMisinformationViolence |
| TikTok is taking action to remove videos promoting terrorism from the platform. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductExtremismViolence |
August 2023 | ||
| Kyrgyzstan's Culture Ministry is requesting that digital censors block access to TikTok, worried by the availability of harmful content and the lack of age restrictions on the app. Read more | KyrgyzstanTikTok | RegulatoryChild SafetyViolence |
| Meta is rejecting a recommendation from its Oversight Board to suspend the account of Cambodia's former Prime Minister. Read more | CambodiaMeta | ProductViolence |
July 2023 | ||
| Singapore is introducing a new code of practice for social media platforms to ensure online safety. Read more | Singapore | RegulatoryChild SafetyViolence |
June 2023 | ||
| Meta's oversight board is urging Cambodian Prime Minister's suspension for six months for posting a video violating rules against violent threats. Read more | CambodiaMeta | ProductViolence |
May 2023 | ||
| The UK is proposing an amendment to the Online Safety Bill, requiring platforms to prevent online abuse and violence against women. Read more | UK | RegulatoryHateViolence |
April 2023 | ||
| Brazil is introducing new social media restrictions over school violence content. Read more | Brazil | RegulatoryChild SafetyViolence |
March 2023 | ||
| Twitter is now prohibiting "wishes of harm" in its new violent speech policy, banning users expressing desire for harm. Read more | WorldTwitter | ProductHateViolence |
February 2023 | ||
| Singapore is examining a new Code of Practice seeking to remove harmful content from app stores. Read more | Singapore | RegulatoryAdultChild SafetyViolence |
| Tennessee is examining a bill asking phone manufacturers to track and block harmful content from minors. Read more | US | RegulatoryAdultChild SafetyViolence |
| Google is introducing a blur feature helping users avoiding explicit images while using the search engine. Read more | WorldGoogle | ProductAdultViolence |
| California is examining a bill targeting fentanyl and firearms sale and harm promotion to children on social media. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild SafetySubstancesViolence |
January 2023 | ||
| The National Police Agency is adding murder, guns and explosives to contents that can be requested for removal by internet service providers in March. Read more | Japan | RegulatoryViolence |
September 2022 | ||
| Tumblr is creating community labels allowing users to avoid seeing unwanted content. Read more | WorldTumblr | ProductAdultSubstancesViolence |
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