The Verge

JULY 14, 2020

I think Reddit is the strongest argument against decentralization solving it all. Trending down : Pinterest is “hiding” rather than removing content that violates its policies, but much of it remains discoverable — and is being actively promoted via algorithmic recommendations. The thing about powerful gatekeepers is they have power!

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The Verge

JULY 31, 2020

That’s why we believe all companies should disclose their algorithms, moderation policies, and data flows to regulators. Experts can observe our moderation policies in real-time, as well as examine the actual code that drives our algorithms. Black Reddit moderators say hate speech and abuse are the norm. Ina Fried / Axios ).

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

A company that has done this with some success is Reddit, which sets a “floor” of speech rules (no spam!) Six years ago, for example, Reddit’s laissez-faire attitude toward moderation led a lot of people to post stolen nude photos on the site without the subjects’ consent. Reddit issued such a statement last week.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

Also: more than 650 subreddits have now signed on to this open letter to Reddit calling for the company to, among other things, enact a site-wide policy against racism and hate speech. Tough questions, but ones platforms can play a role in answering. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms.

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

Facebook also took down thousands of accounts, pages and groups as part of what they called a “policy expansion,” seeking to limit violent rhetoric tied to QAnon, political militias and protest groups like antifa. But coded messages are harder to discern, particularly by policy teams that have not invested in unscrambling them.

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The Verge

JULY 1, 2020

As Julia Alexander explained at The Verge , the bans were made possible by an update to its policies in June 2019 disallowing hate speech. Why did it take a full year to enforce this policy? Reddit bans The_Donald. The practical effect of Reddit removing what was perhaps its most notorious forum is likely to be limited.

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The Verge

JUNE 30, 2020

It was a big news day for bans: Twitch temporarily banned Donald Trump , Reddit banned The_Donald , YouTube banned a group of far-right creators , and India banned TikTok. So much of what has been discussed over the past week is framed as a discussion about policy and enforcement, when what it’s really about, it seems to me, is size.

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The Verge

JULY 10, 2020

And while sometimes these outside consulting projects approach the client with kid gloves, lead auditor Laura Murphy and her team at the law firm Relman Colfax delivered an 89-page assessment of Facebook’s policies around voter suppression, hate speech, algorithmic bias, and content moderation that is measured but often unsparing.

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

Multiple threads on Facebook and Reddit encouraged militiamen to head to Kenosha, Washington, ostensibly to protect local businesses from protesters. says its policy “is the opposite of the allegations in the complaint.” Perhaps one of the companies now circling it can replicate them eventually. Election Integrity Partnership).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The app, which like Clubhouse is available only in private beta and requires an invitation to use, resembles a hybrid of Twitter and Reddit. And as on Reddit, every post must be created within a group, which Telepath calls a “network.”. But as I like to say, policy is what you enforce. That all sounds true enough.

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2020

In an open letter posted by Brian Huseman, Amazon’s VP of public policy, the company highlights its own ongoing efforts to try to crack down on price gouging. The move stands in sharp contrast to other big tech companies that are expending work home home policies. And if it succeeds, the new normal will look a lot like the old one.

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The Verge

MAY 28, 2020

The company gave them a variety of executives to speak with on and off the record, including Joel Kaplan, its vice president of global public policy, who often pops up in stories like this to complain that some action might disproportionately hurt conservatives. A war has broken out on Reddit regarding how content is moderated.

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