Starting last August, DE Point Contact told Wired that two images on four different Microsoft servers are still retained. “We deeply regret that this issue has taken the victims and nearly 10 months of communication between Microsoft and us as NGOs are going to be resolved,” the NGO said in an email at the time.
Gregoire, head of digital security at Microsoft, said Liu’s situation inspired her team to try to improve reporting processes and relationships with the victim assistance team. Gregoire said Point de Contact initially marked links that the company had no control over. She refused to elaborate on the situation. Dirani said the explanation was never conveyed to him and it was not clear why the link wasn’t “workable”.
It was only after it got stuck in the case of Powell’s case against Liu that Microsoft got the URL it could take. “To be honest, we’re grateful for the spontaneous contact at TrustCon,” Gregor said. But that shouldn’t be needed again: The contact point now has a more direct way to stay in touch, she said.
Other victim assistance teams say their relationship with the tech giant remains challenging. last year, Wired Investigation It was revealed that Google executives rejected many ideas from employees and outside advocates, aiming to proactively resist problematic images in search results. Some survivors find that the fastest way to delete content is Submit a copyright claima strategy for working in the online security industry, says, insufficient.
According to Emma Pickering, the UK’s largest domestic abuse organization, the lack of consistency between tech companies helps ensure delays in evacuation. “They all just chose their responses, and the responses are usually very poor,” she said. (Google New policies have been introduced In July 2024, disassembly will be accelerated. )
Pickering claims, especially Microsoft, have been having a hard time. “I was recently told that if I wanted to interact with them, we needed to provide evidence that we use their platform and promote them,” she said, adding that the shelter is working to interact with as many technology platforms as possible.
Microsoft’s Gregoire said she will study these issues and open up the conversation. The company hopes to force demand for withdrawal part Frightened Perpetrator. Last December, Microsoft Prosecuted a group of 10 unknown people He allegedly protected Azure and used AI Tools To produce objectionable images, some Gregoire described as sexual hazards. “We don’t want our services to be compromised,” she said.
For Liu, the challenge is not over yet. According to links to Wired’s comments, videos and images depicting her naked are available on at least one self-proclaimed “free porn” site. She had to pour her savings into her Alecto ai Because the support from investors has always been boring. Some investors allegedly told her not to use her experience on the court. Liu said when she introduced a man and woman who were considering investing, they laughed at the idea of building a business around using AI to detect online image abuse. Liu said even if she replied that she almost committed suicide after being victimized.
Since the nightmare began, in December 2024, more than four and a half years, Liu found a glimmer of hope. She advocated a proposal advocated in the U.S. Congress that required the website to remove unnecessary clear images within 48 hours, almost ending up on the desk of then-President Joe Biden. It ended up being put on hold, but real progress has never been so close. Liu and a bipartisan group of more than 20 lawmakers did not give up; in January They reintroduced the proposalwhich threatens potential fines up to $50,000 per violation. although objection from Rights Group Worry about over-censorship, The bill passed The Senate last week. even Microsoft Already lagged behind.
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