Jan
24
EU bolsters DSA compliance, multimodal moderation and Bluesky release T&S report
The week in content moderation - edition #278
7 min read
Latest analysis
Jan
20
It's hard in T&S right now but it's not all bad
Exciting AI developments from Reddit and Hinge and the resourcefulness and innovation of the T&S community are a reminder that Trust & Safety is an industry with lots to be proud of
5 min read
Jan
17
The TikTok timebomb, knock-on effects of Meta's new rules and time to FreeOurFeed?
The week in content moderation - edition #277
7 min read
Jan
13
The ethical and practical flaws in Meta's policy overhaul
Yes, Meta's recent policy overhaul says a lot about the company's priorities, leadership and strategic direction. But it's also a badly written and confusing policy. And the problem with bad policies is that they are very hard to enforce correctly.
9 min read
Jan
10
Alexios Mantzarlis on Meta's 'more speech, fewer mistakes' announcement
Covering: Mark Zuckerberg's accusations of fact checking bias, Community Notes and the power of users' 'directional sense' and the decision to prioritise US vs global speech
5 min read
Jan
10
Reaction to Meta's T&S about-turn, safety tech aquisition and Discord bot builders
The week in content moderation - edition #276
7 min read
Jan
08
I read the State of Safety Tech report so you don’t have to (but you should)
An important, and growing, part of the Trust & Safety landscape is the support and expertise provided by technology services companies (aka vendors). A new report sheds more light on these companies
5 min read
Dec
20
Regulators unveil new rules, Anthropic's 'bottom-up' safety tool and Bluesky ban reckoning
The week in content moderation - edition #275
7 min read
Dec
17
What the T&S community predicts for 2025
Over the last 12 months, T&S leaders and practitioners have seen unprecedented change in an industry that many have worked in for years and many others are brand new to. I asked a few of them what their predictions were for 2025
6 min read
Dec
10
Why "censorship" is complex
6 min read