On today’s show: Instagram is known for its cute photos, however, a new report shows that it leaves a lot of ugly and abusive comments on the platform. The study, published this week through the Center for Countering Digital Hate, found that social media failed to act on 93% of abusive, sexist and racist comments directed at female MPs on both sides of the aisle.
Instagram’s parent company, Meta, says it provides equipment to help users comment on their posts and is recently reviewing the CCHR report.
In addition, DoorDash has long dominated the food delivery race, but recent projects through corporate ridesharing Uber show that the festival is intensifying.
But first, social media platform X is all about advertisers, so why would you declare a pay war on them?Last week, X announced legal action against an advertiser organization, alleging that the coalition had broken the law by agreeing to boycott the social network. place. Today, even after the closure of the advertising organization following a court case, X is multiplying its demands.
Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino discusses all of this week’s biggest tech with The Information columnist Anita Ramaswamy.
Marketplace reached out to Meta to learn about the company’s reaction to the CCHR report. In an emailed statement, Cindy Southworth, director of women’s safety, said:
“We offer tools that allow everyone to control who can comment on their posts, automatically remove offensive comments, expressions or emojis and automatically hide comments from others who don’t follow them. We work with many security partners around the world to continuously monitor our policies, equipment, detection, and enforcement, and we will review the CCHR report and take action against any content that violates our policies.
“Exclusive: X CEO Calls for Ad Industry Reboot” by Axios
“X-Owned Elon Musk’s Antitrust Lawsuit Accuses Advertisers of Boycotting” New York Times
“X expects $2 billion in ad revenue this year,” The Information
“How Elon Musk turned X into a pro-Trump machine” via CNN
“Abusing Women in Politics: How Instagram Is Failing Women and Public Officials” from the Center for Countering Digital Hate
“Instagram has put aside racist and sexist attacks on parliamentarians, according to a study” via Axios
“Why Uber is a Better Bet Than DoorDash” via The Information
“Uber buys Postmates for $2. 65 billion” from the New York Times
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