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Content moderation

Content moderation, in the context of websites that facilitate user-generated content, is the systematic process of identifying, reducing, or removing user contributions that are irrelevant, obscene, illegal, harmful, or insulting. This process may involve either direct removal of problematic content or the application of warning labels to flagged…

Commercial content moderation, Overview & Unionization

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Commercial content moderation

Sarah T. RobertsTikTokFacebookTwitterGlobal value chain
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WebsitesUser-generated contentWarning labelsBlockingFilter
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Unionization

MetaByteDanceOpenAINairobi, KenyaSama
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Supervisor moderation

ModeratorsE-mail addressIP address
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Supervisor moderation

Commercial content moderation

Distributed moderation

Unionization

Digital Services Act

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Content moderation

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related to Further reading · 58
Content moderation → Advanced Technology, Alhoori, Alvarez, Alwin, Anne Mette, Anuse, Behind, Berlin, Collaboration, Communities, Creation, Custodians, Detection, Digital Libraries, Eduardo, Frederik, Freedom, Furuta, Gillespie, Gongane
related to Digital Services Act · 23
Content moderation → According, ADROIT, Digital Services Act, DSA, Dutch, English, EU, EU-certified, European Union, French, German, Handling, Italian, Maltese, P2P, Platforms, Portuguese, Spanish, The, The Digital Services Act
related to Industrial composition · 16
Content moderation → Accenture, China, Europe, Facebook, Foiwe, Google, India, MNE, Philippines, The, The MNEs, TikTok, Twitter, United States, US, While
related to YouTube · 13
Content moderation → As, CEO, China, Eritrea, Iran, Neal Mohan, North Korea, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, YouTube
related to Working conditions · 12
Content moderation → Employees, Facebook, Guardian, In, Non-disclosure, NPR, Psychological, PTSD, Some, The, This, Wired
related to Facebook · 6
Content moderation → According, Facebook, Frances Haugen, In, In Germany, Supreme Court
related to Commercial content moderation · 4
Content moderation → Commercial Content Moderation, Roberts, Sarah, UGC
is a · 1
Content moderation → term coined by Sarah T

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Content moderationis aterm coined by Sarah T0.90text
postsinstance ofThis practice operates within the broader domain of trust and safety frameworks.Various types of Internet sites permit user-generated content0.80text
commentsinstance ofThis practice operates within the broader domain of trust and safety frameworks.Various types of Internet sites permit user-generated content0.80text
videos including Internet forumsinstance ofThis practice operates within the broader domain of trust and safety frameworks.Various types of Internet sites permit user-generated content0.80text
blogsinstance ofThis practice operates within the broader domain of trust and safety frameworks.Various types of Internet sites permit user-generated content0.80text
and news sites powered by scripts such as phpBBinstance ofThis practice operates within the broader domain of trust and safety frameworks.Various types of Internet sites permit user-generated content0.80text
a wikiinstance ofThis practice operates within the broader domain of trust and safety frameworks.Various types of Internet sites permit user-generated content0.80text
PHP-Nukeinstance ofThis practice operates within the broader domain of trust and safety frameworks.Various types of Internet sites permit user-generated content0.80text
etcinstance ofThis practice operates within the broader domain of trust and safety frameworks.Various types of Internet sites permit user-generated content0.80text
shadow banninginstance ofincluding blocking and visibility moderation0.80text
Indiainstance ofoften in low-wage areas0.80text
the Philippinesinstance ofoften in low-wage areas0.80text

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