Aug 24, 2022

Hany Farid Speaks Out About Twitter Decision

From San Francisco Examiner

Twitter declined to remove sex video exploiting minors, according to lawsuit supported by powerful watchdog groups

By Jeff Elder

Child-safety advocates are blasting Twitter and lining up to support a lawsuit that alleges the social network declined to remove videos depicting the sexual exploitation of minors despite pleas from a victim and his family.

“It’s child sexual abuse material. He was 13 years old and being extorted. What the hell is Twitter doing?” asked Hany Farid, a professor at the School of Information at UC Berkeley.

Farid, who has testified before Congress five times on issues of online safety and regulation, and others filed paperwork with a federal appellate court in San Francisco last week supporting the lawsuit.

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Professor Hany Farid has a joint appointment in electrical engineering & computer sciences and the School of Information at UC Berkeley.

Last updated: October 27, 2022