Automated Censorship
حجب، حذف، ورفض: هناك أكثر من مجرد ”حظر الظل“ على الإنستغرام
وجد تحقيق أجرته ”ذا مارك آب“ أن منصة الإنستغرام حجبت صور متعلقة بالحرب على غزة، وحذفت التسميات التوضيحية دون سابق إنذار، وحرمت المستخدمين من خيار الاستئناف.
Ramsey Isler
Director of Special Projects
Ramsey Isler is director of special projects at CalMatters and The Markup. He focuses on strategy and tactics for optimizing the delivery of the newsroom’s work, including its service journalism, investigative projects, and innovative tools.
His work in the tech industry has spanned a wide array of products including apps, hardware, and websites. Before joining The Markup, he worked at the Wikimedia Foundation and led product management for two multimillion-dollar grant-funded projects on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Ramsey is also a science fiction author and recently completed his eighth novel.
Automated Censorship
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LevelUp
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Blacklight
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LevelUp
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Hello World
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Inside The Markup
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