Ben Whitelaw

Ben Whitelaw

Freelance journalist/media strategist. Leeds United fan. I write a newsletter on content moderation
Dec
17

πŸ“Œ How to identify "disruptive behaviour", new GIFCT report and moderators in art

5 min read
Dec
15

Jillian C. York on the newly revised Santa Clara Principles

Covering: why an inclusive process was key and what Trust and Safety teams should take from the new recommendations
7 min read
Dec
10

πŸ“Œ Redesigning how users report, Koo's corpus of offensive language and meeting 'The Decider'

4 min read
Dec
03

πŸ“Œ Moderation filter fail, Texas bill blocked and new platform policy

4 min read
Nov
26

πŸ“ŒPlatforms release new safety features, Brussels gives go-ahead and moderating Arabic

4 min read
Nov
19

πŸ“Œ Moderating the metaverse, Github's 'least restrictive' approach and detecting toxicity

4 min read
Nov
12

πŸ“Œ A cheatsheet for content regulation, disabling dislike count and TikTok moderator talks

4 min read
Nov
05

πŸ“Œ Monitoring platform takedowns, Israel resolves to regulate and jail for Facebook racist

4 min read
Oct
29

πŸ“Œ Designing inclusive moderation, reaction to Facebook Papers and an integrity oath

4 min read
Oct
29

Does the media cover online safety in a way that helps platforms improve?

Exploring: platform accountability and incentives to do better
4 min read