YouTube puts human content moderators back to work
The humans are tagging in. YouTube is re-assigning the work of content moderation to more actual humans, Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief product officer, told the Financial Times. At the start…
The pandemic backed YouTube into a moderation corner. It has the numbers to prove it.
No, you’re not imaging things: More YouTube videos have been getting pulled down since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Google-owned company confirmed as much Tuesday, making clear in…
Why won’t Amazon let me f*cking swear in Watch Party chat?
Fans of Mrs. Miriam Maisel know her as the most foul-mouthed fictional female comedian on the Eastern Seaboard. Unfortunately, for people who watch her show with friends using Watch Party,…
Every platform that took action against Trump accounts and groups so far
President Donald Trump has been saying covertly and overtly racist stuff since before he became the president. Now, after protests against police brutality and systemic racism swept the country, some…
Study: Facebook is skimping on moderation, and it’s harming the public
The report explores the consequences of lax moderation and offers solutions
Facebook finally appoints members to its Oversight Board, but will it really matter?
A Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate who organized protests during the Arab Spring. The Vice President of the conservative Cato Institute who wrote a book titled “The Struggle to Limit…