Author: Casey Newton
It’s been a big week for tales of content moderation. Last Friday, Radiolab posted a fascinating episode about Facebook’s evolving approach to deciding what stays on the platform. The episode used a series of historical debates inside the company to illuminate the many challenges faced by a company seeking to regulate speech globally.
On Thursday, Motherboard’s Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox posted their own history of content moderation on Facebook, but with an eye turned to the future. Drawing on interviews with Facebook executives, current and former moderators, and academic researchers, Koebler and Cox set out to define the scope of the problem and Facebook’s efforts to wrap their arms around it.
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It’s been a big week for tales of content moderation. Last Friday, Radiolab posted a fascinating episode about Facebook’s evolving approach to deciding what stays on the platform. The episode used a series of historical debates inside the company to illuminate the many challenges faced by a company seeking to regulate speech globally.
On Thursday, Motherboard’s Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox posted their own history of content moderation on Facebook, but with an eye turned to the future. Drawing on interviews with Facebook executives, current and former moderators, and academic researchers, Koebler and Cox set out to define the scope of the problem and Facebook’s efforts to wrap their arms around it.
It’s a piece that credits Facebook for...
Continue reading…
Continue reading...