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
Sep
25

The other AI alignment problem, Discord takes a guess and new Ofcom probe

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #356
6 min read
Sep
18

EU teen ban lands (with a twist), AI labs' safety PR blitz and a T&S story worth telling

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #355
7 min read
Sep
14

Now is the time to tell your T&S story (updated framework)

The current AI safety debate reminds us that Trust & Safety's expertise is needed more than ever. So why can't the industry get that expertise heard? And what can you do to start telling your own story?
7 min read
Sep
11

Duty-bound feeds, Muse-ing on safety, and dead in a decade?

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #354
7 min read
Sep
04

OpenAI joins the club, FTC builds its case and 153m reasons to worry

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #353
5 min read
Aug
28

Why Meta settled, Alice in vendor-land and Bill Gates on these "turbulent times"

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #352
5 min read
Aug
18

Online safety regulation as community policing

A recent edition of T&S Insider called for regulators to spend more time at industry events like TrustCon. One EiM reader argues that merely showing up isn't enough.
4 min read
Aug
14

Watermarked words, OpenAI's very ethical exit another Reddit revolt?

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #351
7 min read
Aug
07

Indian apologies, beware the ‘takedown extortionists’ and Schneider on becoming CEO

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #350
7 min read
Aug
04

Should regulators attend TrustCon?

Regulation as a topic might have retreated into the background at this year's TrustCon but there's still plenty of reasons for regulators to attend. Owen and Ben debate whether government watchdogs have a place at the industry's biggest event
5 min read