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EFF: Content Moderation is Broken. Let Us Count the Ways.

Content Moderation is Broken. Let Us Count the Ways. Social media platforms regularly engage in “content moderation”—the depublication, downranking, and sometimes outright censorship of information and/or user accounts from social media and other digital platforms, usually based on an alleged violation of a platform’s “community standards” policy. In recent years, this practice has become a matter of intense public interest. Not coincidentally, thanks to growing pressure from governments and some segments of the public to restrict various types of speech, it has also become more pervasive and aggressive, as companies struggle to self-regulate in the hope of avoiding legal mandates. Many of us view content moderation as a given, an integral component of modern social media. But the specific contours of the system were hardly foregone conclusions. In the early days of social media, decisions about what to allow and what not to were often made by small teams or even individuals, and ...

Understanding Challenges in Access Control Systems

Access Control is the phenomenon introduced in several industries to ensure selective access to data and areas. The primary focus is on information security and restricted physical access. The process involves two processes – authorisation and authentication. The first step is authentication which is used to verify that the person is the same who he or she claims to be. The next layer of protection and validation is authorisation. It means that the person who is looking for access shall be granted access or not. Moreover, there can be different levels of access that can be set in the system. It can range from – view only access, limited or selective access or power to make amends, transfer data or make transactions.   An automated building having advanced building management control system can be used to control any theft. Breaching the data will mean a faulty access system in the plant. Such systems make the data prone to public accessible systems making the essential elements ...