How are they calibrated? How frequently are they reviewed? What are the benefits and risks of such programs?Īutomated flagging and now AI/Machine Learning flagging are increasingly a part of the content moderation landscape. With more emphasis on the speed of removals, it is often tempting for regulators to promote “trusted flagging” or “priority” accounts that are able to get content removed at a much quicker pace. Questions and policy implications to consider: What does it take to get a trusted flagger removed from the program?
How often are trusted flaggers reviewed to make sure they still belong in the program? What qualifications are there for a partner to be considered a “trusted flagger”? It goes on and on.ĮFF published an article about this and noted that it seemed as yet another example of an automated DMCA reporting bot “running amok.” The group also questioned why such a company was in Google’s “trusted flagger” program.ĭecisions to be made by Google / YouTube: Other targets include an article about the DMCA in the NYU Law Review, an NBC News article about anti-virus scams, a Variety article about the Drake-Pusha T feud, and the lyrics to ‘Happier’ at Ed Sheeran’s official website. The Graceland page at Paul Simon’s official websiteĪ blog post by Professor Eric Goldman about the EMI v MP3Tunes caseĪ New Yorker article about nationalism and patriotic songs The authorized music store on the official homepage of both Beyonce and Bruno MarsĪ fundraising page on the Minneapolis Foundation’s website EFF’s summary of the wild takedowns gives a sampleĪmong others, these notices improperly target: Among those targeted with DMCA notices were the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Bar Association, NYU’s Law Review, the Crunchbase article about the company MP3Tunes and many, many more - including many artists’ own web stores. However, if you know Python scripting, you can create your own scripts.In the summer of 2018, some people noticed that Topple Track’s automated DMCA notices appeared to go a bit haywire, sending DMCA notices for all kinds of perfectly legitimate content. However, because they are not “official”, updates can cause them to break and author abandonment is a thing to keep in mind when using them. For more features, it relies heavily on community created scripts which you can find in the StreamLabs Chatbot discord server. The only features that have been added were to keep up with features Twitch had implemented. You can test alerts, pause alerts, empty jar, spin the wheel, and even use the StreamLabs extension point system instead of the built-in point system.Įver since it was acquired by StreamLabs though, the development of the bot has slowed to a crawl. Since it is owned by StreamLabs, it allows some perks with StreamLabs service. This is the most well-known of the self hosted bots.
24, 2019 – Windows 10įormally known as Ankhbot, StreamLabs Chatbot was originally designed for Twitch only, but has added support for both YouTube and Mixer. Streamlabs Chatbot/Ankhbot -FREE- Version: 1.0.2.56 Jan.
This is not a review for these programs, this is just to inform people about some of the more interesting self hosted bots.Īll of the listed software can be run on Windows, compatibility for other OS may vary.Ĭlick here to view a detailed comparison of the bots listed here. Self hosted bots allow you more freedom in this sense, but they require you to host them on your machine or server. While there are public bots that do not need any software to run, you lose your ability to truly customize them however you want. Bots are used to help manage, moderate, and bring fun to your Twitch chat while streaming.