Category: Access & Censorship
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Face it, Facebook. You’re in the news business. – The Washington Post
Face it, Facebook. You’re in the news business. With live video of shootings, social media platforms must grapple with their own power. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/face-it-facebook-youre-in-the-news-business/2016/07/10/cc53cd70-451a-11e6-bc99-7d269f8719b1_story.html “There’s clearly an editorial process in which Silicon Valley companies are deciding what to put back up,” often in response to protests from viewers, said Zeynep Tufekci of Harvard’s…
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New Challenge for Social Media: Policing Violent Live Videos – WSJ
New Challenge for Social Media: Policing Violent Live Videos Social media firms’ response to violent live videos, like the killing of Dallas policemen and the aftermath of a fatal traffic stop in Minnesota, shows the pitfalls of introducing a new feature without the means to police it. via WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-challenge-for-social-media-policing-violent-live-videos-1468199203 Inconsistency in handling clips like…
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Facebook ‘glitch’ that deleted the Philando Castile shooting vid: It was the police – sources • The Register
Facebook ‘glitch’ that deleted the Philando Castile shooting vid: It was the police – sources Footage vanished on command, not by a tech gremlin Link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/08/castile_shooting_police_deletion/ On Thursday, Facebook said a “technical glitch” caused the recording to be pulled from its social network. However, Reynolds claimed officers seized her phone and took over her Facebook…
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Apple granted patent for way to stop iPhones from taking photos at concerts or sensitive locations | 9to5Mac
Apple granted patent for way to stop iPhones from taking photos at concerts or sensitive locations – 9to5Mac One of the things that really spoils live concerts these days is that half the people there don’t seem to want to watch it live at all – they’d rather watch it through their phone screen, holding…
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Should the media get live cameras in the House? For C-SPAN, it’s a battle long fought — and lost – Poynter
Should the media get live cameras in the House? For C-SPAN, it’s a battle long fought — and lost – Poynter From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their careers. via Poynter: http://www.poynter.org/2016/should-the-media-get-live-cameras-for-the-house-for-c-span-its-a-battle-long-fought-and-lost/418539/ Anytime there was a new Speaker…
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How C-SPAN thwarted the GOP’s move to block a House protest – Poynter
How C-SPAN thwarted the GOP’s move to block a House protest – Poynter From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their careers. via Poynter: http://www.poynter.org/2016/how-c-span-thwarted-the-gops-move-to-block-a-house-protest/418266/ Under rules agreed to long ago, the majority party essentially controls the cameras used…
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The FAA Has Released Its Official Rules for Commercial Drone Use
The FAA Has Released Its Official Rules for Commercial Drone Use The FAA’s long-awaited regulations for commercial drone use have finally arrived. Finalized and posted yesterday, the “Part 107 Rule” explains how old you via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2016/06/22/faa-released-official-rules-commercial-drone-use/ Finalized and posted yesterday, the “Part 107 Rule” explains how old you have to be, what kind of…
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You can tell Europe to help protect street photography — Vantage — Medium
You can tell Europe to help protect street photography After last year’s drama in the European Parliament about “freedom of panorama”, the EU is consulting on how the law should change. via Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/you-can-tell-europe-to-help-protect-street-photography-6d4b6c4f3442#.tffrw97ol After last year’s drama in the European Parliament about “freedom of panorama”, the EU is consulting on how the law should…
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Axl Rose Wants Picture Of Him Looking Bloated Removed From Internet – Blabbermouth.net
AXL ROSE Wants Picture Of Him Looking Bloated Removed From Internet According to Torrent Freak, Axl Rose is attempting to rid the Internet of a photo which has gone on to inspire a slew of “fat Axl” memes. The GUNS N’ ROSES singer issued a DMCA takedown notice t… via BLABBERMOUTH.NET: http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/axl-rose-wants-picture-of-him-looking-bloated-removed-from-internet/ “We can gladly…
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Schmaltz and Secrecy: The Obama Legacy – Disphotic
Schmaltz and Secrecy: The Obama Legacy It’s the most inward form of photography writing to critique another writer’s thoughts, but reading a recent piece by the Guardian’s Jonathan Jones on the work of White House photographer Pet… via Disphotic: http://www.disphotic.com/schmaltz-and-secrecy-the-obama-legacy/ As it was with Regan, so it is now with Obama. If Jones wants a…
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Secret Service controls journalists’ access to US presidential campaign | dvafoto
Secret Service controls journalists’ access to US presidential campaign For the first time, the Secret Service now has authority over which journalists are issued credentials for the Democratic and Republican National Conventions
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Face recognition app taking Russia by storm may bring end to public anonymity | Technology | The Guardian
Face recognition app taking Russia by storm may bring end to public anonymity FindFace compares photos to profile pictures on social network Vkontakte and works out identities with 70% reliability via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/17/findface-face-recognition-app-end-public-anonymity-vkontakte FindFace compares photos to profile pictures on social network Vkontakte and works out identities with 70% reliability
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The Hilarious List Of Hashtags Instagram Won’t Let You Search – The Data Pack
The Hilarious List Of Hashtags Instagram Won’t Let You Search Instagram blocks or censors the search results of hundreds of hashtags. We have assembled a list of the banned tags, and it is both strange and hilarious.
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Blaming the witness – Thoughts of a Bohemian
Blaming the witness – Thoughts of a Bohemian The man, shot, had been agonizing on the ground, his face full of blood, with the commotion still going on around him. The photojournalist had been shooting all night, trying to make sense of the events as they were unfolding, trying to keep composure as via Thoughts…
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World Press Freedom Day – 3 May – The Photo Society
World Press Freedom Day – 3 May Imagine for a moment that you are on assignment somewhere and you hear the deafening sound of a fleet of fighter planes; they are coming in to attack that place in order to destroy everybody there. This threat looms day and night, without respite. Your stomach is tense…
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Photo of Paris Massacre Victim Sets Off Press Freedom Case – The New York Times
Photo of Paris Massacre Victim Sets Off Press Freedom Case A photographer who took a picture of a fatally injured man has been charged under a strict French right-to-privacy law. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/world/europe/photo-of-paris-attacks-victim-sets-off-press-freedom-case.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 On Friday evening Nov. 13, Maya Vidon-White, like many Parisians, was dining with friends. But the moment she learned that Kalashnikov-wielding terrorists were…
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New York Hospital to Pay $2.2 Million Over Unauthorized Filming of 2 Patients – The New York Times
New York Hospital to Pay $2.2 Million Over Unauthorized Filming of 2 Patients NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital had allowed television crews to film two patients without their consent: one who was dying, the other in significant distress. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/nyregion/new-york-hospital-to-pay-fine-over-unauthorized-filming-of-2-patients.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has agreed to pay a $2.2 million penalty to federal regulators for allowing television crews to…
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Photographer Arne Svenson Talks About His Lawsuit, the First Amendment, and Internet Commenters – Feature Shoot
Photographer Arne Svenson Talks About His Lawsuit, the First Amendment, and Internet Commenters – Feature Shoot Years ago, photographer Arne Svenson looked out his Tribeca window to see a vision “so breathtaking that it would be impossible not to record.” It was a quiet, intimate but anonymous moment in an apartment across from his own,…
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This Photographer Took A Picture Of The Bataclan Attack And Is Now Facing Charges – BuzzFeed News
This Photographer Took A Picture Of The Bataclan Attack And Is Now Facing Charges Prosecutors allege photojournalist Maya Vidon-White broke a controversial law by taking a picture of one of the victims of the November terrorist attacks in Paris. via BuzzFeed News: https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/a-photographer-is-on-trial-for-taking-a-picture-of-the-batac#.qudV58WK1B Prosecutors allege photojournalist Maya Vidon-White broke a controversial law by taking a…
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The secret rules of the internet | The Verge
The secret rules of the internet The murky history of moderation, and how it’s shaping the future of free speech. via The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/13/11387934/internet-moderator-history-youtube-facebook-reddit-censorship-free-speech The moderators of these platforms — perched uneasily at the intersection of corporate profits, social responsibility, and human rights — have a powerful impact on free speech, government dissent, the shaping…