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
Mar
13

AI content needs 'new rules', UK goes Henry VIII and T&S researchers file suit

The week in content moderation - edition #328
7 min read
Mar
10

The best T&S Insider reads from the last two years

Ben revisits some of Alice’s most thoughtful newsletters editions from the past two years — and explains why they matter more than ever
4 min read
Mar
06

Age checks pushback, Meta on child safety and gaming’s Nazi problem

The week in content moderation - edition #327
5 min read
Feb
27

Anthropic plays defence, Discord pleas for forgiveness and Reddit plans to appeal

The week in content moderation - edition #326
5 min read
Feb
20

'No free pass' for platforms, pro-AI party vibes in India and Spiegel’s pushback

The week in content moderation - edition #325
7 min read
Feb
17

Platform governance, creator style

As content creators grow more powerful and more economically embedded in platforms, it's logical that they become more involved in shaping their rules. But what does that mean for platforms and regulators?
7 min read
Feb
13

EU defines ‘addictive design’, defensive platforms and Ba’s exit

The week in content moderation - edition #324
6 min read
Feb
06

Washington cries censorship (again), X/Twitter raid and TikTok mods talk legal action

The week in content moderation - edition #323
5 min read
Jan
30

Pornhub walks away, Grok's user evaluation score and TikTok US fights fires

The week in content moderation - edition #322
6 min read
Jan
23

YouTube talks up safety credentials, Turkey talks regulation and Britta's testimony

The week in content moderation - edition #321
6 min read