Social media giants have faced intense questioning over whether they're doing enough to stem the tide of online hate on their ...

Today is the deadline for public comments regarding a "public inquiry" by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into the "potentially illegal" content moderation practices of social media platforms. As ...

The article is here; here is the Introduction: Almost all platforms for user-generated content have written policies around what content they are and are not willing to host, even if these policies ...

Periodically, the worlds of advertising and partisan politics collide. An impassioned and often politicized debate has taken center stage around the value of walled garden content moderation. There ...

Since May 7, Al-Aqsa, one of the holiest sites for Muslims, and the neighborhood of Sheik Jarrah in Jerusalem have been the site of violent attacks against Palestinians, many of whom had come to the ...

The Supreme Court will rule this year on the constitutionality of a pair of bills from Florida and Texas that would drastically reduce social media platforms’ discretion in removing user content. The ...

OpenAI developed an AI moderation system using GPT-4. It aims to moderate content faster and more consistently than humans. This could reduce the mental health burden on human moderators. OpenAI ...

Governments worldwide are increasingly leveraging AI technology for content moderation, aiming to manage the vast amounts of information circulating online. While AI’s efficiency in identifying ...

Now, she’s vice president of trust and safety at WebPurify, a content moderation service provider that works with businesses to help ensure the content people post on their sites follows the rules.

Happy Tuesday! I’m celebrating my independence from waking up every morning to see if the Supreme Court has finally ruled in the NetChoice cases. Send news tips and fireworks emojis to: ...

Online content moderation is a moral minefield, especially when freedom of expression clashes with preventing harm caused by misinformation. A study by a team of researchers from the Max Planck ...

The article is here; here are the Introduction and the start of Part I: Current approaches to content moderation generally assume the continued dominance of "walled gardens": social-media platforms ...