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Pinterest algorithms are making it easy for creeps to make boards featuring underage girls
NBC News has discovered that Pinterest’s recommendation algorithms are making it easier for pedophiles to create boards full of images of underage girls. After an initial search, Pinterest will start suggesting related searches that can easily be misused. The images themselves sometimes receive sexual comments.
NBC notes that it didn’t find child sexual abuse material (CSAM) during its investigation. However, the people creating the creepy boards sometimes had collections containing porn despite Pinterest’s ban on that content. The social site also hasn’t had direct ways to report attempts to sexualize content featuring minors. While Pinterest’s policies forbid the practice, users have had to rely on ill-fitting reporting categories (such as “nudity or pornography”) and haven’t had the option to report whole boards.
Pinterest tells Engadget that it takes this content “very seriously” and is taking multiple actions that could help. It will start rolling out a board reporting option next week, and will soon offer expanded profile reporting tools that include minor-related content. In a response to NBC, spokesperson Crystal Espinosa says the company also plans to bolster its AI moderation (it also uses human moderators) to catch some offenders automatically, and will add new age verification systems.
The revelations are significant in part because of Pinterest’s aggressive stance toward moderation compared to other platforms — it’s one of the few to place outright bans on misinformation. At the same time, the findings underscore shortcomings in the company’s reporting tools and recommendation engine. Facebook, Instagram and TikTok all have ways to directly report content involving kids.
There’s political pressure to act, too. President Biden recently called for Congress and tech giants to improve kids’ online safety. The Senate’s Judiciary Committee, meanwhile, held a hearing echoing those calls. Pinterest isn’t in immediate danger of a regulatory crackdown (it’s legal to create these collections), but it’s also not guaranteed to avoid scrutiny.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/pinterest-algorithms-are-making-it-easy-for-creeps-to-make-boards-featuring-underage-girls-210216861.html?src=rss
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Nobody can stop you from printing circuit boards
Getting PCBs made is fun and cheap, they’ll let you draw whatever you want on there, and the cops can’t stop you.
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Where to find Fortnite bounty boards
Wondering where to find Fortnite bounty boards this season? Bounties have been a core part of the game since Chapter 2 Season 5. Back then, it was NPCs such as the Mandalorian who gave you the request to hunt down other players.
Nowadays, the battle royale game has Fortnite bounty boards which are static objects you can interact with to accept requests. You can only use each board once, so if you succeed or another player poaches your bounty, you can head to a different bounty board instead.
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EU to ‘break the glass ceiling’ with gender diversity targets for boards
European lawmakers said the long-awaited adoption of these rules is a ‘breakthrough in gender equality’.
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US safety watchdog warns against Onewheel boards after reported ejection injuries
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) really, really doesn’t want you using a Onewheel board. The government watchdog has warned Americans against buying or using any of the self-balancing skateboards, ranging from the original through to newer models like the GT and Pint X. The vehicles can forcefully eject riders, the CPSC said. The Commission added that here have been reports of “at least” four deaths and multiple serious injuries between 2019 and 2021 after the boards either stopped balancing properly or came to an abrupt stop.
Onewheel creator Future Motion has refused a recall and rejected the CPSC’s stance. The company believes the Commission’s warning is “unjustified and alarmist,” and that its boards are safe if they’re used responsibly with appropriate safety equipment. Board owners are “adults” who know that there’s always a risk to any board sport or even riding a bike, Future Motion argued. To that end, it noted that the CPSC itself prized safety education over warnings when snowboarding took off in the 1990s.
The firm said it had studied boards affected by sudden stops, and hadn’t found any inherent technical problems. Onewheels have lower serious injury rates than bikes, ATVs and motorcycles, Future Motion claimed. It also accused the CPSC of preferring a “sensational” alert over cooperating on safety improvements.
This isn’t the first time in recent memory that the CPSC has found itself at odds with a tech company over safety. Peloton balked at a potential recall for its Tread+ treadmill after reports of injuries to children. However, the Onewheel action may be more serious than usual. The Commission is warning against using Future Motion’s entire product line, and says it’s still pursuing a recall — the company has no fallbacks if sales take a hit.