There was a feature by Martin Lewis today as he was one of the leading campaigners who got financial scams included in the Online Safery Bill:
https://www.itv.com/hub/this-morning/2a6292a0829
A young lady who suffered facial disfigurement after an accident was featured on Radio 4 today:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0016ppk
1 in 111 people have a facial disfigurement and they (like disabled people) suffer from abuse, bullying, harrassment etc with snide, sarcastic comments & assumptions about this, both on and offline. This new legislation will be geared to prevent people from being allowed to get away with this, though it's a real pity that it's needed.
https://www.itv.com/hub/this-morning/2a6292a0829
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Originally Posted by Carth
I'm willing to bet 38p that sometime today, a phrase similar to 'cognitive impairment*' will get used . . .
*get out of jail free card*
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I find this post to be very offensive, however, this may be due to a lack of knowledge about this condition. This link provides information about cognitive impairment. I suggest that you read it for your own sake as about half of us will get dementia and the effects are similar: You or a loved one are likely to be affected:
https://www.psychguides.com/neurolog...ers/cognitive/
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Originally Posted by Hom3r
Trouble is, Bots would be needed to search for violations.
But there is only one issue.
They can't tell the difference between real abuse and when a fan page on Facebook quotes a line from a program or film.
Take the line in the film Taken, where he says to his daughter's kidnapper that "I will find you and kill you". FB says that a threat and bans you
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You make a good point. A bot cannot tell the difference in tone/meaning of what's been said. It can sometimes be difficult for a human to understand what is actually meant by the written word, so a bot will have no chance!
It's not just words, pictures can be flagged up by bots too. There was a picture of Hitler going round Facebook with Putin as his son. Because the bot picked up that a picture of Hitler being posted, those that posted it were flagged up as posting inappropriate material!
There will have to be increased human involvement, I can't see any other way around it, though i'm sure that the large social media platforms will be able to afford the extra wages.
Maybe posts which are reported or flagged up by the bots will be hidden from view until assessed by a human member of staff?? I expect there will be allsorts of ways to do it and each platform will decide what works best for them.