Ben Whitelaw

Ben Whitelaw

Freelance journalist/media strategist. Leeds United fan. I write a newsletter on content moderation
Apr
19

The tool 'used by bad people to do bad things', X's new anti-bot effort and detecting deepfakes

The week in content moderation - edition #244
5 min read
Apr
12

The changing nature of verification, Brazil to investigate Musk and labelling AI content

The week in content moderation - edition #243
5 min read
Apr
05

'Rinse and repeat' policies, YouTube's Indian election issue and regulatory thresholds

The week in content moderation - edition #242
6 min read
Mar
29

Meta’s most banned word, ad targeting vs moderation and new civility research

The week in content moderation - edition #241
5 min read
Mar
22

The risks of internet regulation, Oz puts six platforms on notice and J. Nathan Matias on the up

The week in content moderation - edition #240
6 min read
Mar
15

Regulating Chinese platforms, T&S software market prediction and Roth joins Match Group

The week in content moderation - edition #239
5 min read
Mar
08

Investigating algorithmic moderation, Turkey turns on platforms and art vs moderation

The week in content moderation - edition #238
6 min read
Mar
01

How to audit platform algorithms, Supreme Court round-up and TikTok reshuffle

The week in content moderation - edition #237
5 min read
Feb
23

'Momentous' Supreme Court hearing, running an anti-troll unit and pro-Palestinian speech

The week in content moderation - edition #236
5 min read
Feb
16

Happy DSA implementation day?, humans in the gen AI loop and Jaron Lanier on Section 230

The week in content moderation - edition #235
6 min read