The age-check internet, TikTok's labour troubles and open-source mod tools
The week in content moderation - edition #299
How to develop your Trust & Safety voice
Many T&S professionals stay silent about their work — and that's a problem.
Ben and Alice explore why more folks should speak up, what’s holding them back, and how to share safely and strategically.
Child safety deadline looms, Eurosky lifts off and new sextortion documentary
The week in content moderation - edition #298
All you need to know about TrustCon (even if you're not going)
The Trust & Safety community’s biggest moment of the year is here. From merch to must-see panels, here's what you need-to-know.
How to moderate 100m daily users, Meta over-enforcement claims and Clegg saves the web
The week in content moderation - edition #297
Fractional T&S leadership - a good idea?
Fractional T&S leadership sounds good on paper. But if safety is the product, is part-time influence ever enough? Here's my response to a question from a T&S Insider reader
DSA’s new demands, US age checks upheld, and Roblox suspension research
The week in content moderation - edition #296
Is the Oversight Board just "safety washing"?
Meta’s refusal to follow the Board’s recommendations on LGBTQ+ hate speech could be the beginning of the end for this much-debated platform accountability experiment
UK’s age check mandate, Grok gets it wrong (again) and Singaporean mods shine
The week in content moderation - edition #295
Are schools taking online safety seriously?
I recently learned that even thoughtful, well-intentioned schools often lack strong safeguards on internet-connected devices. Here’s a list of questions to ask — and a template you can use to start the conversation