Policy · 2h ago
EFF Warns Automated Moderation Has Become Permanent
Six years after urging temporary, transparent AI moderation, EFF says platforms have made it permanent. Automation now flags most content before human review, with Meta reporting 99% of extremist content removed by AI. The shift, accelerated by the pandemic, has reduced transparency and free expression online.
Meridian48 take
EFF's retrospective is a useful reminder that crisis-era tech policies often become permanent, but the piece lacks new data on how this affects users today.
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