Media Perception Of Social Workers

Instagram is rolling out a new program to fast-track moderation reports made by school districts. After a district joins the new Schools Partnership program, any post or account they flag for potentially violating Instagram’s rules will “be automatically prioritized for review.” The school’s account will then receive notifications about the status of their report, and whether Instagram takes action on it. The partnership program is available to middle schools and high schools in the US, and it will allow them to take action against harmful content students may post.  Schools are often made aware of threats or inappropriate content posted on social media platforms, and some use monitoring programs to keep tabs on what students post online. Educational institutions will get a banner on their profile indicating that they’re part of the program, and they’ll gain access to resources to “help support educators, parents, guardians and students navigate Instagram safely.” Insta...

Meta will begin testing its X-style Community Notes starting March 18th. The feature will roll out on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the US – but Meta won’t publicly publish the notes to start as it tests the Community Notes writing and rating system. Meta first announced plans to replace its fact-checking program with Community Notes in January, saying it would be “less prone to bias.” So far, around 200,000 potential contributors have signed up for the waitlist. Not everyone will be able to write and rate Community Notes at launch, as the company will “gradually and randomly” admit contributors to the program. In its post, Meta revealed that it’s adopting X’s approach to Community Notes, allowing contributors to write and rate notes, which “won’t be published unless contributors with a range of viewpoints broadly agree on them.” It’s also using X’s open-source algorithm for its rating system. “When we launched the fact checking program in 2016, we were clear that ...