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11-02-2023 Social Media Giants Silence Their Own Trust and Safety Workers: Columbia Journalism Review

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Lisa D. Sparks
November 02, 2023

Today’s lead story reveals how the very people hired to enforce trust and safety standards at social media firms are being censored within those very firms. The Columbia Journalism Review reveals why.

Today’s Top 5 News Stories in Tech, Race, and Gender

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Anika Collier Navaroli reveals a scathing portrait of trust and safety (T&S) departments in social media firms, from the perspective of Black leaders in the industry.

Black in Moderation

Without change and further research to find solutions, the tech industry risks failing to attract and retain Black trust and safety workers it urgently needs.

http://www.cjr.org/tow_center/black-in-moderation.php

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SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO With Fraud and Cybersecurity Failures

The SEC filed charges against SolarWinds and its CISO Timothy Brown, over misleading investors about its cybersecurity practices and known risks.

www.securityweek.com/sec-charges-solarwinds-and-its-ciso-with-fraud-and-cybersecurity-failures

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“AI, Ain’t I A Woman?” On the Blindness and Limitations of Artificial Intelligence

I sensed an opening. Research papers could reach academics and industry practitioners focused on AI, but I needed something more to reach everyday people. I also needed to reach decision-makers lik…

lithub.com/ai-aint-i-a-woman-on-the-blindness-and-limitations-of-artificial-intelligence

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Former top AT&T employee says she was fired after reporting racist death threat

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) – The highest-ranking Black woman at AT&T Ohio said it took her more than three decades to climb the company’s ranks – but just one fateful day and a death threat for …

www.nbc4i.com/news/investigates/former-top-att-employee-says-she-was-fired-after-reporting-racist-death-threat

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