Ben Whitelaw

Ben Whitelaw

Freelance journalist/media strategist. Leeds United fan. I write a newsletter on content moderation
Sep
13

Platforms vs the Taliban, verifying users and TikTok's anti-troll vigilante

4 min read
Sep
13

📌 Eradicating racist abuse, Canada's 'bad' bill and pdf transparency reports

5 min read
Jul
23

📌 Bring moderators in-house, Online Safety Bill concerns and content filters

3 min read
Jul
16

📌 More moderation excuses, Twitter's transparency and 'middleware' barriers

4 min read
Jul
09

📌 Avoiding hate speech, 'troll' pays damages and YouTube under fire

3 min read
Jul
02

📌 When to pre-moderate, ending online abuse for women and the DSA's architects

3 min read
Jun
25

Understanding 'legitimate deletion', Canada's hate speech bill and making better policy

3 min read
Jun
18

📌 How to spot abuse, New Zealand's legislative review and mapping hate

3 min read
Jun
11

Why regulation is hard, Pao on Reddit's mod efforts and #RightsCon roundup

3 min read
Jun
04

📌 Being a volunteer moderator, Twitter angers Nigerian president and Zhang on Facebook

3 min read