Summary: In 2017, Cloudflare, a web infrastructure and website security company, came under media scrutiny for hosting a U.S. based, self-proclaimed neo-Nazi website, The Daily Stormer. Despite numerous complaints to […]
Summary: One of the many challenges with content moderation is the flexibility of language. When applying blocklists — a list of prohibited terms considered not appropriate for the platform — […]
Summary: Snapchat debuted to immediate success a decade ago, drawing in millions of users with its playful take on instant messaging that combined photos and short videos with a large […]
Summary: A wild few days for the stock market resulted in some interesting moderation moves by a handful of communications/social media platforms. A group of unassociated retail investors (i.e. day […]
Usenet users from one community begin invading another with trollish posts and comments, in an early example of brigading. Summary: Before even the World Wide Web existed, Usenet was a […]
Facebook’s global enforcement against hate speech results in seemingly harmful outcomes for potentially vulnerable groups. Summary: Facebook has struggled to moderate “hate speech” over the years, resulting in it receiving […]
Carolyn Wysinger’s post removed for comments about the fragility of white men. Summary: With social media platforms taking a more aggressive stance regarding racist, abusive, and hateful language on their […]
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