Meta
How Meta’s take on Community Notes misses the mark
Crowdsourced moderation is better than nothing — but how much better remains an open question
Content Moderation
Google gives up on data voids
The company once warned users when they might be seeing low-quality results — but weeks before the 2024 election, the feature was quietly turned off
Content Moderation
How Meta's concessions to the right may have backfired
A new inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission suggests that apologizing for "censorship" may have only emboldened the company's conservative critics
OpenAI
The chatbots are getting more adult
As content moderation falls out of favor, OpenAI says it will loosen up
Content Moderation
An overdue idea for making the internet safer just got the funding it needs
How a new initiative from Google, OpenAI, Discord and others could transform trust and safety
Meta
Inside Meta’s dehumanizing new speech policies for trans people
"A trans person isn't a he or she, it's an it," reads a new guideline telling moderators what is now allowed on Facebook and Instagram
Meta
Meta surrenders to the right on speech
“I really think this a precursor for genocide,” a former employee tells Platformer
Bluesky
Inside Bluesky’s big growth surge
After adding millions of new users in weeks, the company tells Platformer that it will quadruple the size of its moderation team
Content Moderation
Content moderation comes to the Supreme Court
Justices seem skeptical that the Florida and Texas laws are constitutional
Google hits pause on Gemini’s people pictures
After a diversity initiative proved disastrous, it’s time to loosen chatbot guardrails