Ben Whitelaw

Ben Whitelaw

Freelance journalist/media strategist. Leeds United fan. I write a newsletter on content moderation
Oct
03

Shelby Grossman on creating an academic discipline around trust and safety

Covering: the ethical challenges of researching misinformation, Stanford's trust and safety teaching consortium and encouraging private research to be made public
12 min read
Sep
29

The UK creator alleging 'censorship', all eyes on Slovakia and your privacy party invite

The week in content moderation - edition #218
5 min read
Sep
22

Ofcom prepares to take the reins, voice startup acquired and Airbnb's 'party pooper'

The week in content moderation - edition #217
5 min read
Sep
15

The 'impossible war' with CSAM, UK Online Safety Bill latest and Musk's California complaint

The week in content moderation - edition #216
5 min read
Sep
08

UK safety bill "not technically feasible", ActiveFence acquires rival and familiar faces on AI list

The week in content moderation - edition #215
5 min read
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