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Displaying all articles tagged:
Moderation
vision 2020
Sept. 19, 2019
Biden’s Electability Advantage Will Be Hard to Shake
Most factors voters use to measure electability give Joe Biden an advantage, and Democrats are not in the mood to gamble on the 2020 outcome.
By
Ed Kilgore
the zucc
Aug. 20, 2019
Facebook Exacerbates One Problem by Trying to Solve Another
In reintroducing human editors, Facebook is making it easier for bad-faith critics to claim bias.
By
Brian Feldman
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June 27, 2019
Instead of Enforcing Its Rules, Twitter Will Make Breaking Them Extremely Cool
Twitter…
By
Brian Feldman
moderation
June 6, 2019
YouTube Has Only One Rule
YouTube is “reexamining” its harassment policy. Can that solve the platform’s problems?
By
Max Read
moderation
Apr. 2, 2019
Report: YouTube’s Alt-Right Content Is As Popular As Its Music
For years, employees warned executives about prioritizing engagement above all else.
By
Brian Feldman
moderation
Feb. 25, 2019
Facebook Can’t Solve Its Problems by Throwing Bodies at Them
The social network’s fix for pervasive moderation issues is to bring on more and more people, rather than address structural issues.
By
Brian Feldman
life in pixels
Jan. 30, 2019
Facebook Is Going to Have a Supreme Court. Will It Work?
Facebook’s new “oversight board” sounds a lot like a judiciary. So where are the other branches?
By
Max Read
friction
Dec. 31, 2018
Facebook Doesn’t Need to Fix Society. It Just Needs to Fix Facebook.
The company’s struggle to create and enforce a single rule-set masks the larger issue.
By
Brian Feldman
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Sept. 12, 2018
Reddit Bans Major QAnon Hive, r/GreatAwakening
Where will the conspiracy theorists head now?
By
Brian Feldman
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Aug. 6, 2018
The Only Pressure Facebook Understands Is From Its Megaplatform Rivals
Nobody can force Facebook to do anything, unless they’re the competition.
By
Brian Feldman
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Aug. 6, 2018
Facebook, Apple, and Spotify Remove Infowars Content
All three platforms cited “hate speech” as the reason.
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Brian Feldman
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Dec. 28, 2017
Can YouTube Survive the Adpocalypse?
After countless scandals, the end of YouTube’s age of exploration seems nigh.
By
Rachel Dunphy
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Dec. 5, 2017
Can 10,000 Moderators Save YouTube?
Or are we doomed to a lifetime of Pregnant Spider-Man?
By
Brian Feldman
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Oct. 26, 2017
Reddit Cracks Down on Violent Content, Removing Nazi Groups
Glorifying or inciting violence is now prohibited in most cases.
By
Brian Feldman
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Sept. 13, 2017
Facebook Says You Can’t Monetize Sonic the Hedgehog Erotica
New guidelines prohibit putting ads in pretty much anything that’s newsworthy.
By
Brian Feldman
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June 28, 2017
Facebook’s Training Documents: ‘We Protect White Men’
Insulting black children is fine, however.
By
Brian Feldman
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June 16, 2017
Facebook Accidentally Doxed Moderators to Suspected Terrorists
One moderator had to go into hiding.
By
Brian Feldman
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Dec. 20, 2016
Leaked Documents Reveal Facebook’s Secret, Baffling Moderation Guidelines
Broad attacks on large groups of people get the boot.
By
Brian Feldman
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Sept. 12, 2016
You Can Now Filter Your Own Instagram Comments, Just Like a Celebrity
The antiharassment tool is a small but important step.
By
Brian Feldman
July 29, 2016
Good News for Taylor Swift: Instagram Will Introduce Moderation Tools Soon
The features will give users more control over what appears on their accounts.
By
Brian Feldman