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eSafety regulator warns tech companies haven’t got tech to automatically detect terror content
The Australian online safety regulator has warned that tech companies have not implemented technology to automatically detect when terror content is being livestreamed on their services, six years on from the Christchurch terror attacks.
Telegram, WhatsApp and Meta’s Messenger did not employ measures to detect livestreamed terrorist and violent extremism despite the fact that the 2019 Christchurch attack was livestreamed on another of Meta’s services, Facebook Live.
We are concerned about the safety deficiencies that still exist in Facebook today, with users unable to report livestreamed [terror content] in-service if they are watching without being logged in. A user not logged in to YouTube faces the same hurdle.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/06/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-election-campaign-cost-of-living-economy-ntwnfb
Author : Martin Farrer
Publish date : 2025-03-05 20:28:00
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