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by Alexis Palmer, on May 24, 2023

During the Marketplace Risk event on May 17th, we had the privilege of speaking with Sarika Oaks, Director of Trust and Safety Operations at Udemy, and Neema Basri, Chief Operating …

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Contextual AI

Spam

DSA

regulatory compliance

COPPA

by Hetal Bhatt, on May 8, 2023

Children's safety is now a top priority for online communities. Governments around the world have passed regulations requiring online platforms to implement effective measures to protect minors against adult content …

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CSAM

child safety

Content Moderation

by Hetal Bhatt, on April 13, 2023

Understanding the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) has been a federal law in the U.S. since 1998… And online platforms still get …

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child safety

regulatory compliance

COPPA

by Hetal Bhatt, on April 3, 2023

Generative AI (GenAI) is on the tip of everyone's tongue right now. Every day, new projects created by GenAI seem to leave online audiences amazed, amused, and a little anxious …

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Content Moderation

Generative AI

by Daniel Foppen, on March 31, 2023

Spectrum Labs API can now consume user reports, how the severity of a user's collective cases can be factored into actioning decisions, and how bulk user moderation can help scale …

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Product Feature

Technology

by Alexis Palmer, on March 24, 2023

Online platforms are increasingly focused on building safe, inclusive, and healthy online communities. As part of a recent master class, AWS's Head of AI/ML, Stephen Peacock and Spectrum Labs' Co-Founder …

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Gaming

Content Moderation

Masterclass

scaling content moderation

aws

by Alexis Palmer, on February 14, 2023

Last month, Spectrum Labs hosted a master class titled "Complying with Online Government Regulations." The conversation featured Wildlife's Trust & Safety Manager, Aoife McGuinness; Meta Oversight Board Deputy Head of …

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government

Masterclass

regulatory compliance

by Hetal Bhatt, on February 2, 2023

We've talked a lot about upcoming European regulations like the Digital Services Act (DSA), which seeks to establish continent-wide standards for online safety. The DSA is especially focused on protecting …

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regulatory compliance

uk online safety bill

by Hetal Bhatt, on January 12, 2023

Less than a year from now – on January 1, 2024 – any online platform or service with a presence in the European Union will need to comply with the …

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Digital Services Act

European Union

regulatory compliance

by Spectrum Labs, on January 6, 2023

Recently violations of GDPR have resulted in record fines for online platforms that have been ruled not to have adequately protected their user's privacy online. For any business – not …

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regulations

Privacy