Pinboard (jm)
https://pinboard.in/u:jm/public/
recent bookmarks from jmYouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Let Toxic Videos Run Rampant - Bloomberg2019-04-02T15:58:53+00:00
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-04-02/youtube-executives-ignored-warnings-letting-toxic-videos-run-rampant
jmAs of 2017, YouTube’s policy for how content moderators handle conspiracy theories didn’t exist, according to a former moderator who specialized in foreign-language content. At the end of the year, fewer than twenty people were on the staff for “trust and safety,” the unit overseeing content policies, according to a former staffer. The team had to “fight tooth and nail” for more resources from the tech giant, this person said. A YouTube spokeswoman said that the division has grown “significantly” since but declined to share exact numbers.
In February of 2018, the video calling the Parkland shooting victims “crisis actors” went viral on YouTube’s trending page. Policy staff suggested soon after limiting recommendations on the page to vetted news sources. YouTube management rejected the proposal, according to a person with knowledge of the event. The person didn’t know the reasoning behind the rejection, but noted that YouTube was then intent on accelerating its viewing time for videos related to news.
]]>youtube google alphabet moderation conspiracy-theories news virality engagementhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:f2b773c1b6c3/The Uber Bombshell About to Drop2017-03-14T12:31:27+00:00
https://danielcompton.net/2017/03/14/uber-bombshell
jmalphabet google uber lawsuits ip waymohttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:888afa0a5e35/Nest Reminds Customers That Ownership Isn't What It Used to Be2016-04-06T12:15:39+00:00
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/04/nest-reminds-customers-ownership-isnt-what-it-used-be
jmCustomers likely didn't expect that, 18 months after the last Revolv Hubs were sold, instead of getting more upgrades, the device would be intentionally, permanently, and completely disabled. ....
Nest Labs and Google are both subsidiaries of Alphabet, Inc., and bricking the Hub sets a terrible precedent for a company with ambitions to sell self-driving cars, medical devices, and other high-end gadgets that may be essential to a person’s livelihood or physical safety.
]]>nest legal tech google alphabet internetofshit iot lawhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:e93c83a0e7e5/Google's Nest killing off old devices2016-04-05T09:09:00+00:00
http://uk.businessinsider.com/googles-nest-closing-smart-home-company-revolv-bricking-devices-2016-4?r=US&IR=T
jmiot fail google alphabet nest revolv home shutdownhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:8365cca5cc59/