RT Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs)We are deeply concerned by the findings in the House Judiciary Committee's interim report, led by Chairman @Jim_Jordan, exposing the EU's misuse of the Digital Services Act (DSA) as a tool for censorship. The report reveals how the DSA pressures tech companies to alter their global content moderation policies, effectively exporting EU standards to the US and beyond – threatening free speech worldwide. The classification of relatively benign political statements – ...

RT Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs)We are deeply concerned by the findings in the House Judiciary Committee's interim report, led by Chairman @Jim_Jordan, exposing the EU's misuse of the Digital Services Act (DSA) as a tool for censorship. The report reveals how the DSA pressures tech companies to alter their global content moderation policies, effectively exporting EU standards to the US and beyond – threatening free speech worldwide. The classification of relatively benign political statements – ...

RT Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan)Documents also show that European bureaucrats are eager to censor humor and satire.During the workshop, EU regulators indicated that platforms should use “content moderation processes”—meaning censorship—to “address the use of . . . memes.” https://t.co/nkPIKDGszQ ...

Core Insights - New research from Northeastern University indicates that Facebook's content moderation is often ineffective as it occurs too late, with posts having already reached 75% of their predicted audience before removal [1][2][10] Group 1: Content Moderation Effectiveness - The study reveals that content moderation on Facebook does not significantly impact user experience due to its delayed nature [2][10] - A new metric called "prevented dissemination" was proposed to measure the potential impact of content moderation by predicting future post dissemination [3][4] - The research analyzed over 2.6 million Facebook posts, finding that only a small percentage were removed, with 0.7% in English, 0.2% in Ukrainian, and 0.5% in Russian [8] Group 2: User Engagement Patterns - The top 1% of most-engaged content accounted for 58% of user engagements in English, 45% in Ukrainian, and 57% in Russian [6][7] - A significant portion of engagement occurs quickly, with 83.5% of total engagement happening within the first 48 hours of a post being live [7] - The study found that removing posts only prevented 24% to 30% of their predicted engagement [9] Group 3: Algorithm and Moderation Mismatch - The research highlights a mismatch between the speed of Facebook's content moderation and its recommendation algorithm, suggesting that moderation needs to occur at a pace similar to content recommendations to be effective [10][11] - The majority of removed posts were identified as spam, clickbait, or fraudulent content, indicating the focus of content moderation efforts [8]

Core Insights - Meta's advertising revenue for the first quarter reached $42 billion, exceeding analysts' expectations and reflecting a 16% year-over-year increase [1] - The company is shifting its content moderation strategy, replacing third-party fact-checkers with a community notes system and easing rules on political content and sensitive topics [2][6] - Despite concerns from advertisers regarding user safety, many are expected to continue spending on Meta due to its large audience and effective ad performance [3][6] Advertising Performance - Meta's AI-powered ad tools, Advantage Plus, are credited for driving momentum in ad campaigns by automating user targeting and ad creation [4] - The company anticipates revenue between $42.5 billion and $45.5 billion for the next quarter, surpassing the $44 billion forecast by analysts [6] - Online commerce companies have emerged as the largest contributors to Meta's ad sales growth, indicating a shift in reliance from blue-chip companies to small and medium-sized businesses [7] Market Dynamics - Advertisers are likely to allocate more budgets to established platforms like Facebook and Instagram while reducing spending on smaller social media networks amid economic uncertainty [9] - The contrasting performance of Snap, which faced a decline in shares due to lack of guidance amidst macroeconomic concerns, highlights Meta's relative strength in the advertising market [10]