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FACEBOOK GAVE itself a test, and the results are in: The company’s recent record on nondiscrimination, according to an expert civil rights audit it commissioned, has been marked by pitfalls as much as progress.Facebook’s audit began two years ago at the encouragment of advocacy groups concerned that the company’s commitment to free speech above all else had allowed toxicity to seep throughout the platform, giving bad actors an excuse to harass and to spread hate, and even leading to real-world violence, as seen in Charlottesville. Now, the top-level takeaway from the detailed assessment is that Facebook wrongly prioritizes free expression — yet that’s a too-simple reading of the complicated world of platform governance.Facebook was created to give people a place to speak and be spoken to; free expression will always be a lodestar. The question is to what extent the company allows other values to guide it, too. The civil rights report reveals how Facebook has struggled to weave a commitment to nondiscrimination and protection for minorities into a system that didn’t put its focus there to start with.Facebook clearly recognizes that harms such as incitement of violence, voter suppression or mere intimidation into silence can outweigh the benefits of unfettered expression. But it’s a constant challenge to figure out when. The audit is useful in spelling out the various levels where that challenge takes place, from policy formulation to enforcement to platform design, including algorithmic bias.The auditors recognize improvements in all these areas. Facebook has, for instance, instituted more robust bans on voter suppression and barred explicit support for white nationalism. The site has launched a pilot to guard against a too-common enforcement error of punishing those who complain about hate speech. It is going after census interference with tough policy and tough enforcement alike. And Facebook has overhauled…

US Markets Loading... H M S Premium Youngkyu Park This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. A Netflix marketing exec shared his view on why "Squid Game" became a global phenomenon. The South Korean dystopian drama has been watched by at least 111 million viewers, Netflix said. The show's fresh take on a proven genre and "instantly meme-able" visuals helped drive its success. Netflix 's South Korean series "Squid Game" is a runaway success that has captivated the internet and become the streamer's most popular series yet.The company announced that 111 million viewers watched at least two minutes of "Squid Game" in its first month.Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw reported an even larger audience of 132 million members since the series debuted, based on internal documents, with 87 million completing the series in its first 23 days.The dystopian thriller is about a group of indebted people who compete in a children's game for the chance to win millions, or die.Netflix exec Alvin Foo shared his observations for why it became so big, so fast, in a recent LinkedIn post.Foo, who lists his role as a director of strategy and operators for APAC marketing at…

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here.Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for October 19, 2021! We are just over a week away from our SaaS event, which means that we’re deep into prep territory. I just got off a call for this panel that I am particularly excited about, for example. The trick will be cutting down my question list until it fits into the 30 minutes available.In other TechCrunch news, we have a huge dive into Automattic, the company behind WordPress that also owns Tumblr, which our former parent company (Verizon Media) used to own before our parent company’s parent company (Verizon) sold us and we became Yahoo. It’s very complicated, but the Automattic TC-1 is amazing. Enjoy! – AlexThe TechCrunch Top 3Google drops new hardware, software: On the heels of Apple’s event yesterday, Google got in on the hardware action today. If you want smartphone news, we have your back. If you want notes on Pixel Pass, we got it. Want more on the newly released Android 12? Here you go. Hell, there’s even an AI angle.Chinese venture capital posts epic…

Recently, Twitch suffered a huge data leak which included a range of critical information such as source codes and monthly payouts.While the monthly payouts in particular were the most publicized aspect of the overall leak, several other pieces of information were also leaked online. This includes a “do not ban” list for creators whose channels were flagged to let staff members know that instead of suspending them, the issue must be raised with a specific Twitch employee for review.Various smaller creators and members of the Twitch audience have long complained that the platform has favored bigger, partnered streamers. The leaked “do not ban” list appears to have confirmed these theories, although it has been reported that the list is no longer in use.some madlad did post streamer revenue numbers tho incase you wana know how much bank they're making before taxes https://t.co/rqJbYKPRPPTwitch’s “do not ban” list shows history of favouritism for bigger creatorsThe claim of preferential treatment being handed out by Twitch to its most popular streamers has been a long-standing debate in the community. The leaked list is reportedly no longer active and included a range of popular streamers such as Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp, Bryan “RiceGum” Le, Tim “TimTheTatman”…

YouTube has been focusing on making changes that can allow creators to have a better time making the most of the content that they are working so hard on, and with all of that having been said and now out of the way it is important to note that there are three new changes coming into the mix that most content creators are going to be quite excited about because of how much control they can get thanks to these changes being implemented.The first change is one that will benefit small creators quite a bit by expanding mentions access to those that have 500 subscribers. Previously, creators needed to have 1,000 subscribers at minimum in order to be able to be mentioned, and this was a little restrictive since collaborating with someone or the other and getting mentioned by them is something that can send quite a bit of traffic your way. Smaller creators would be able to grow a lot faster now that they can be eligible for mentions with as little as 500 subscribers, and chances are that this will create a huge boom in terms of creators growing their fan base as well. Another change that is…

Snap witnesses stock tumbling 22 per cent after missing revenue expectations for its third-quarter (Q3) earnings. The daily active users on Snapchat increased 23 per cent (year-over-year) to 306 million. The shares fell as Apple's iPhone privacy changes disrupted Snap's advertising business. (Image: Pixabay) Snap witnesses stock tumbling 22 per cent after missing revenue expectations for its third-quarter (Q3) earnings. The daily active users on Snapchat increased 23 per cent (year-over-year) to 306 million. The shares fell as Apple’s iPhone privacy changes disrupted Snap’s advertising business. Also Read - Tesla should make EVs in India to seek tax benefits: Niti Aayog suggests In an earnings call late on Thursday, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said that the company missed the lower end of its guidance due to a few key factors, including changes to advertising tracking on iOS and macroeconomic factors that have impacted our advertising partners. Also Read - Redmi Note 11 series to cost cheaper than Redmi Note 10 Pro Max? “Our advertising business was disrupted by changes to iOS and tracking that were broadly rolled out by Apple in June and July. While we anticipated some degree of business disruption, the new Apple provided measurement solution did not…

Increasing Emphasis on Innovation and Data Intelligence to Drive Client PotentialPublished: Oct. 19, 2021 at 10:23 AM EDT|Updated: 14 hours agoWAUKEE, Iowa, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey Austin White has joined Holmes Murphy as its Chief Analytics Officer (CAO), bringing his nearly three decades of expertise focused on strategic investments in talent and technology to the national insurance brokerage.In this new role for Holmes Murphy, White will work to increase emphasis on innovation and data intelligence, helping to drive the company's potential and performance for clients. He will largely be responsible for defining and driving analytics and business intelligence initiatives, including assessing the current state of data and analytics capabilities, developing an analytics strategy, and leveraging innovations in artificial intelligence to propel Holmes Murphy and its clients forward. White will also be working to provide insight on potential opportunities for BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), the first broker-led convening platform and accelerator program focused on delivering innovation to the insurance broker industry."Holmes Murphy continues to raise the bar when it comes to developing technology and innovations within the insurance industry. I'm excited to play a role in advancing their data analytics and AI capabilities," said White. "I look forward to working with…

JCMR recently introduced Global Social Networking study with 250+ market data Tables and Figures spread through Pages and easy to understand detailed TOC on Social Networking Market by Types by End-Users/Application, Organization Size, Industry, and Region – Forecast and outlook to 2029″. At present, the Social Networking market is developing its presence and some of the key players profiled in the report include: Facebook, Instagram, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, Tencent, Pinterest, Tumblr Segment by Type – Mobile Applications – Digital Platforms Segment by Application – Public Sector – BFSI – Telecom and Media – Retail/Wholesale – Others Furthermore, the years considered for the study are as follows: Historical year – 2013-2019 Base year – 2020 Forecast period** – 2021 to 2029 Request a Sample Social Networking Report @: jcmarketresearch.com/report-details/1462757/sample Primary validation This is the final step in estimating and forecasting for our Social Networking report. Exhaustive primary interviews are conducted, on face to face as well as over the phone to validate our findings and assumptions used to obtain them. Social Networking Interviewees are approached from leading companies across the value chain including suppliers, technology providers, domain experts, and buyers so as to ensure a holistic and unbiased picture of the Social Networking…

It’s very easy these days to say that social media is toxic. People act in ways they’d never do in real life, because it isn’t real life. They act like feral wolves, because they can. The Twitter police don’t carry guns, and their badges are imaginary.In fact, social media is one big imaginary world, and we’re all way too wrapped up in things that don’t matter — the opinions expressed by strangers in public.Last week, Jon Gruden’s life exploded because of some private email exchanges that he had between 2011 and 2018 with a colleague. The emails included comments that were objectively racist, sexist and homophobic, and it’s hard to figure out how to defend them. You really can’t. Gruden doesn’t.But they were private conversations between two men, and they became public because of a wholly separate investigation into another individual suspected of wrongdoing. Gruden, who was not the target of that investigation, became the victim of what we’ve all seen over the past few years, something I call the Twitch Hunt. When the private comments became public, Gruden was essentially turned into a non-person. Matt Taibbi had a great column where he described Gruden as becoming increasingly invisible, like…

YouTube took down a video posted by the House Freedom Caucus of lawmakers discussing the constitutional limits to medically coercive vaccine mandates for the novel Wuhan coronavirus. “Our team has reviewed your content, and, unfortunately, we think it violates our medical misinformation policy,” the company wrote without reference to the specific infraction, emphasis theirs. YouTube did not immediately respond to The Federalist’s inquiry over what provoked the censorship. The nuked video focused on a proposal from Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall to defund President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine mandate by blocking the use of resources within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or the Department of Labor for enforcement. The Marshall Amendment failed 50-50 along party lines, unable to capture the 60 votes it needed. The panel discussion censored by YouTube featured Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee with House Freedom Caucus members Andy Biggs of Arizona, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Louie Gohmert of Texas, and Alex Mooney of West Virginia. An identical video is still up on YouTube from another account managed by the House Freedom Caucus while it remains offline on the group’s alternative page. In the video, Lee railed against Biden’s attempts to require companies employing more…