Artificial Intelligence
Automated Content Moderation’s Main Problem is Subjectivity, Not Accuracy, Expert Says
With millions of pieces of content generated daily, platforms are increasingly relying on AI for moderation.
Free Speech
Panel Hears Opposing Views on Content Moderation Debate
Some agreed there is egregious information that should be downranked on search platforms.
Section 230
Reforming Section 230 Won’t Help With Content Moderation, Event Hears
Government is ‘worst person’ to manage content moderation.
Section 230
Experts Warn Against Total Repeal of Section 230
Panelists note shifting definition of offensive content.
Alex Feerst
Broadband Breakfast on November 17, 2021 — The Changing Nature of the Debate About Social Media and Section 230
Facebook is under fire. Does that mean all of social media should be?
Facebook and Google Diverge on Publishing, Digital Trust & Safety Partnership, Chattanooga is Best City
February 18, 2021 – Facebook and Google took opposing stances Wednesday on publishing news to their sites. Facebook announced it will begin restricting news content in Australia in response to a proposed law that would require online media to pay news publications for their content. “The proposed la
Section 230
Content Moderation Experts Discuss Future of Section 230 in Broadband Breakfast Live Online Event
July 6, 2020 — The role of a content moderator is to be both a judge and a janitor of the internet, according to Alex Feerst, general counsel at Neuralink. In a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event on Wednesday, a panel of content moderation experts joined moderator Drew Clark, editor and publisher
Alex Feerst
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 — Content Moderation
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 — Content Moderation: How it Works, Why it Works and Best Practices This panel will consider how different platforms approach content moderation, comparing reasons for a more active or more laissez-faire approach. It will consider what “best
Section 230
Panelists at CATO Institute Fiercely Disagree Over Whether Big Tech is Biased and Left-Leaning
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2020 – A CATO Institute panel on Tuesday discussing whether accusations of political censorship warrant Section 230 reform was a tense microcosm of the divided debate over big tech and online speech. Panelists clashed over Section 230 reform in response to conservative allegati
