Ben Whitelaw

Ben Whitelaw

Founder and editor of Everything in Moderation* with 15+ years of working in media strategy. Ben has led content moderation teams for news organisations and is co-host of the Ctrl-Alt-Speech podcast
Apr
06
Tesh Goyal, Google Research's Head of User Research for Responsible AI Tools

Tesh Goyal on devising a new framework for dealing with online harassment

Covering: using Perspective API to automatically detect abuse and open-sourcing Harassment Manager for other newsrooms
8 min read
Apr
01

📌 A new way to appeal your ban, 'GDPR for public discourse' and more mental health lawsuits

5 min read
Apr
01
Jessica Mason, Head of Global Policy and Public Affairs at Clubhouse

Jess Mason on how Clubhouse structures its trust and safety team

Covering: working with third-party groups to develop effective policy and how to get feedback from users on new guidelines
7 min read
Mar
18

📌 "World-first" online safety law, Ukraine u-turn and a different Nazi problem

5 min read
Mar
11

📌 Life as a Chinese content reviewer, NetzDG violates EU law and a tool to combat harassment

5 min read
Mar
04

📌 How platforms tried to contain Russia, largest ever CSAM survey and Kenyan mods update

6 min read
Feb
25

📌 No ban for anonymous accounts, life as a Pornhub mod and what Neal Mohan said next

4 min read
Feb
18

📌 'A repository of hate speech', TikTok pay wars and life as an outsourced moderator

4 min read
Feb
11

📌 Downvoting as moderation, TikTok's new LGBTQ rules and UK ups regulation ante

4 min read
Feb
09
Professor Lilian Edwards from the University of Newcastle

Professor Lilian Edwards on how to moderate 'uncertain' science information

Covering: how social media takedowns of misinformation can undermine the scientific process and public trust
7 min read