More teen social media bans, nudify ads nixed and Rudd remembered
The week in content moderation - edition #295
User reporting isn't the magic fix some people think it is
Despite their ubiquitous use, user reports don't always drive effective moderation or meaningful change in platform policy. Is there a better approach?
The 'cost' of slow moderation, #SkinnyTok finally banned and Musk gets check mated
The week in content moderation - edition #294
The new(ish) job roles in T&S
As the Trust & Safety industry matures, we're seeing new types of role emerge that didn't exist five years ago. For each of them, a working knowledge of AI is the bare minimum.
Five T&S tools you might not know about
There's a plethora of under-the-radar tools built by small teams solving big safety challenges. Here are five that I recommend knowing about (or revisiting).
Are we getting moderator well-being all wrong?
New research on wellness programs for moderators shows we’re still far from ensuring that the people doing this emotionally demanding work are truly supported.
KOSA returns, abortion speech under threat, and OpenAI’s safety trick
The week in content moderation - edition #293
I asked, you answered: What working in T&S means to you
Trust & Safety work is often invisible, emotionally demanding, and regularly misunderstood. But, as the responses of dozens of EiM readers over the last week have demonstrated, it’s also deeply meaningful, transformative, and collaborative.
35,000 ways to harass women, Wikipedia pushes back and Stoll turns source
The week in content moderation - edition #292
Ten things no one tells you about working in T&S
Newcomers to the Trust & Safety world often ask me what's it like to work in the industry and the things I wish I'd know before I started. So here are my ten hard-won lessons for the next generation of online safety professionals