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Articles tagged moderation (11)

Joshua BentonOctober 25, 2021

In the ocean’s worth of new Facebook revelations out today, here are some of the most important drops

“It will be a flash in the pan. Some legislators will get pissy. And then in a few weeks they will move onto something else. Meanwhile we are printing money in the basement, and we are fine.”

Comment moderators should focus more on hate speech than profanity, a new study suggests

When Twitter asked people to be nicer, they listened

Joshua BentonSeptember 9, 2020

Should the government use Section 230 to force the tech giants into paying for the news?

A new paper argues that the “26 words that created the internet” should remain in force — but only for companies that agree to certain new regulations and restrictions.

Andre ObolerApril 4, 2019

In Australia, a new law on livestreaming terror attacks doesn’t take into account how the internet actually works

It forces every part of the internet stack — platforms, hosting providers, ISPs — to remove violent video before they’re even made aware of it.

Christine SchmidtDecember 7, 2017

Can 5,000 strangers have a productive Facebook dialogue? Spaceship Media is about to try

“We think this will be a beacon of civility as the year progresses toward the midterms in this really polarized time.”

The Guardian’s “Web We Want” series will analyze abuse on the paper’s own site

How does The New York Times determine which articles have comments?

Joshua BentonJanuary 30, 2013

Press Publish 4: Trei Brundrett on how Vox Media has built a web-native media company with editorial ambition

Vox’s VP for product and technology talks about the importance of community, the value of long features, and the role of sponsored content.

Dan KennedyFebruary 20, 2012

The New Haven Independent reboots its comments engine

The new approach: “We will be posting comments that help to illuminate the story; that provide history and context and perspective that will guide New Haven Independent readers to a more thorough understanding of what is going on.”

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