The social media platform X will now notify users when their posts\nhave their reach restricted (shadowbanned) due to government requests or\nlegal provisions in a particular country.<\/p>\n
According to a report from TechCrunch on Monday (21\/9) local time, X\nannounced this update as an expansion of its \u2018Under the Hood\u2019\ntransparency feature, which provides information regarding moderation\ndecisions made against user accounts and posts.<\/p>\n
Through this update, users can identify if their posts are\nexperiencing downranking\u2014a reduction in reach\u2014as a result of content\nrestrictions imposed by governments.<\/p>\n
Previously, users were unable to see directly whether their accounts\nor posts had been labelled or downranked by X. This lack of clarity\nfrequently led to allegations that the platform was shadowbanning\ncertain accounts.<\/p>\n
Now, the information provided by the \u2018Under the Hood\u2019 feature will\nalso include reach restrictions implemented by X to comply with national\nlaws.<\/p>\n
Downloaded files will indicate which posts are restricted in a\nspecific country due to government requests, as well as the country that\nsubmitted the request.<\/p>\n
Government requests for content restriction can be based on various\nregulations, ranging from laws concerning hate speech and\nterrorism-related content to election rules.<\/p>\n
X stated that this update is part of the company\u2019s efforts to\nincrease transparency regarding how the platform moderates and\ndetermines the reach of content.<\/p>\n
This move follows several other transparency initiatives undertaken\nby X, including the release of the source code for the \u2018For You\u2019\nalgorithm, which determines how posts appear on users\u2019 main\ntimelines.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/x-to-notify-users-if-posts-are-restricted-by-government-requests-1790068140", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }