Ben Whitelaw

Ben Whitelaw

Freelance journalist/media strategist. Leeds United fan. I write a newsletter on content moderation
Sep
01

Oversight Board dealt a blow, Activision's voice chat upgrade and must-read reaction to DSA

The week in content moderation - edition #214
6 min read
Aug
25

DSA finally comes into force, the rise of the 'tech ethicist' and Kenyan mods seek settlement

The week in content moderation - edition #213
6 min read
Aug
25

Julia Dawson on the four Cs of online risk and the growth of the regulatory tech sector

Covering: interoperable age assurance, maintaining user privacy and the difference between facial detection and recognition
20 min read
Aug
18

AI that claims to close policy gaps, YouTube goes on health kick and Jordanian speech law criticised

The week in content moderation - edition #212
6 min read
Aug
11

'Impenetrable' platform rules, TikTok shares DSA compliance and the other CEO fighting Musk

The week in content moderation - edition #211
5 min read
Jul
21

Fairer speech recognition models, Slack's new safety feature and Boogaloo is back

5 min read
Jul
14

Platforms fight VLOP status, Kenya goes after TikTok and TrustCon in tweets

The week in content moderation - edition #209
4 min read
Jul
07

The future of decentralised moderation, Medium's new rules and age verification under fire

The week in content moderation - edition #208
4 min read
Jun
30

The case for better reporting mechanisms, Malaysia vs Meta and Cengiz suspended

The week in content moderation - edition #207
5 min read
Jun
30

Kat Duffy on the state of the trust and safety industry in 2023 and what comes next

Covering: what the gaming industry can teach us about online safety and expanding research and capacity in Global Majority countries
12 min read