In early August last year, Point De Contact told Wired that there were only two images on four different Microsoft servers. We regretted this issue that took nearly 10 months of communication between the victim, Microsoft and us as a non -governmental organization was resolved, the non -governmental organization said in an email at that time.
The Digital Safety Director Microsoft Gregoire said the situation of Liu has motivated her group to try to improve the reporting processes and relationships with victim aid groups. Point de contacts the original flag that the company has no control, according to Gregoire. She refused to explain the situation. Dirani said that this explanation was never conveyed to him, and it was still unclear why the links could not act.
Only after Powell put Thomas in the case of Liu, Microsoft has the URLs that it can act. We are very grateful, honestly, with spontaneous connection at Trustcon, Mr. Greg Gregoire said. But it is not necessary again: Point de contact now has a more direct way to keep in touch, she said.
Other victim aid group said their relationship with the technology giant was still challenging. Last year, A wired investigation Revealed that executives at Google have denied many ideas given by employees and external supporters in order to proactively oppose access to problems in search results. . Some survivors have discovered that the fastest way to eliminate content is Application for copyright requirementsA strategy working in the online safety industry said it was not enough.
The inconsistency in policies and processes between technology companies contributes to slow to ensure destruction, according to Emma Pickering, the head of the technology, facilitating abuse at the Rece, organizing the abuse of domestic abuse. The biggest place of the United Kingdom. They all only answered, however, they chose to others and responded often very poorly, she said. (Google Introducing new policies In July 2024 to accelerate removal.)
Pickering declares Microsoft, especially, it was very difficult. I have recently been informed that if I want to join them, we need to provide evidence that we use their platform and we promote them, she said, adding a place to hide trying to greed The same as many technology platforms as possible.
Microsoft's Gregoire said she would consider these concerns and be ready to talk. The company hopes to prevent the need for destruction, partly, by scared The culprit. Last December, Microsoft Has sued a group of 10 individuals unknown The person who is said to have broken protective measures on Azure and is used A AI tool To create an insulting image, including some Gregoire described as sexually harmful. We do not want our services to be abused to harm, she said.
For Liu, the challenges have not ended. Her naked video and images are still available on at least one free porn site, according to the links considered by Wired. She also had to spend her savings into development ALECTO AI Because supporting investors was blurred. Some investors were accused of telling her not to use her own experience in her yard. Liu said that when she threw a pair of male and female, they were considering investing, they laughed at the idea of building a business around the use of AI to detect abuse of online images. Even when she answered that she had almost committed suicide after being made very little by the victim to sway them, Liu said.
In December 2024, more than four and a half years since her nightmare began, Liu found a ray of hope. A proposal that she supported in the US Congress asked websites to delete unwanted images within 48 hours almost ending on President Joe Biden's table. It was finally putting aside, but the progress really never felt so close. Liu and a group of dual party, more than 20 legislators did not give up; In January, They re -introduced the proposalthreaten potential penalties up to $ 50,000 for each violation. Even though protest from Rights group Worry about excessive censorship, The invoice is approved Senate last week. Even Microsoft received behind it.
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