Ben Whitelaw

Ben Whitelaw

Freelance journalist/media strategist. Leeds United fan. I write a newsletter on content moderation
Jun
23

How to scale trust on the web, EU sets up shop in San Francisco and PhotoDNA update

The week in content moderation - edition #206
6 min read
Jun
16

Platforms quizzed on safety record, UN's new integrity code and the 'post-hoc' safety era

The week in content moderation - edition #205
5 min read
Jun
09

A new toolkit for integrity engineering, Reddit mods protest and stifling sex speech

The week in content moderation - edition #204
5 min read
Jun
02

"Messy, human, winnerless problems", Irwin resigns and AI ads prove problematic

The week in content moderation - edition #203
5 min read
May
26

The promise of multilingual language models, moderating Mizzy and gaming hate report

The week in content moderation - edition #202
6 min read
May
19

'A resounding victory for platforms', Twitter crackdown in Turkey and executive liability

The week in content moderation - edition #201
5 min read
May
12

Mitigating 'sensitive content', OpenAI's approach to safety and Brazilian bill lobbying

The week in content moderation - edition #200
6 min read
May
05

Moderators (finally) unite, US states turn to age verification and TikTok's Han steps down

The week in content moderation - edition #199
6 min read
Apr
14

Jess Miers on Gonzalez v. Google and the Supreme Court's plans for Section 230

Covering: TikTok divestiture and the pros and cons of age verification
28 min read
Apr
07

Venessa Paech on the rise of AI speech governance and content moderation's PR problem

Covering: building a moderation community of practice and her new conference, All Things in Moderation
6 min read