Notices by Ind.ie (indie@mastodon.social)

‘A reporter went undercover as a Facebook moderator and was trained not to delete certain racist memes and images of child abuse’

http://uk.businessinsider.com/channel-4-finds-facebook-not-deleting-child-abuse-and-racism-2018-7

“Channel 4 spoke with Roger McNamee, an early Facebook investor who has become a critic of the company over issues including the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. He said Facebook stood to benefit from extreme content.”

Also on our radar: https://forum.ind.ie/t/a-reporter-went-undercover-as-a-facebook-moderator-and-was-trained-not-to-delete-certain-racist-memes-and-images-of-child-abuse/2246

‘Stephen Hawking’s final words to the internet: robots aren’t the problem, capitalism is’

“If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed. Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution.”

https://boingboing.net/2018/03/14/brief-history-of-class-war.html

Also on our radar: https://forum.ind.ie/t/stephen-hawkings-final-words-to-the-internet-robots-arent-the-problem-capitalism-is/2078

‘Basic how-to guide for preserving fundamental rights on the internet’

“Xnet has prepared this technical guide with tips and tools addressed to activists, journalists and citizens whose fundamental freedoms and rights on the Internet are being restricted by state powers or authoritarian governments.”

https://xnet-x.net/en/how-to-guide-for-preserving-fundamental-rights-internet/#how-to

Also on our radar: https://forum.ind.ie/t/basic-how-to-guide-for-preserving-fundamental-rights-on-the-internet/1889