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It’s Now Possible To Send & Receive Messages on Spotify but They Will be Collected and Processed by the Platform
On 26.08.2025 Spotify introduced Messages, a new feature where you can share content and react with text and emojis. Spotify added information about Messages in their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. New in Terms of Service: We may provide you with the ability to post or share User Content in different ways on the…
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Pinterest Bans Nudity Completely
In the community guidelines update on 06.06.2025 Pinterest removes mentions that in certain contexts nudity is allowed. Before: Pinterest isn’t a place for adult or sexually exploitative content, including pornography and most nudity. (Line 26) We allow some nudity in certain contexts, although we may limit its distribution. For instance, nudity in paintings and sculptures…
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Meta Lifts Restrictions on Imagery Depicting Violence and Death
On 27.06.2025 Facebook and Instagram updated their community guidelines, removing restrictions on content depicting a person’s violent death and acts of brutality committed by police. They also removed the ban on content showing deceased babies. Removed from Facebook’s community guidelines: Imagery depicting a person’s violent death or life threatening event when the act of violence…
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Race and Gender Identity References Disappear From LinkedIn’s Harassment Guidelines
On July 29, 2025, LinkedIn updated its Community Guidelines section on harassment and abusive content, removing explicit references to race and gender identity. Before: Content that negatively targets others on the basis of inherent traits, like race or gender identity, is enforced under our [Hateful and Derogatory Content] After: Content that negatively targets others on…
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YouTube Removes Ban on Election Fraud Claims
On 28.08.2025 Youtube updated its Community Guidelines, removing the ban on content that claims election fraud, as well as all examples referring to the Brazilian presidential elections. Following lines were removed: Election integrity: Content advancing false claims that widespread fraud, errors, or glitches occurred in certain past elections to determine heads of government. Or, content…
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From “Hate Speech” to “Hateful Conduct”
23.04.2025 Meta has updated Facebook’s community guidelines terminology, replacing all mentions of “hate speech” with a definition of hateful conduct. Before: We define a hate speech attack as dehumanizing speech; statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt or disgust; cursing; and calls for exclusion or segregation. (line 1329) After: We define hateful conduct as direct attacks…