Facebook’s ‘Draft Charter’ for Content Moderation: Vague, But Promising
Evelyn Douek Thu, Jan 31, 2019, 11:39 AM
A look at Facebook’s content moderation appeals body.
Latest in Facebook
Cyber & Technology
Social Media Content Moderation: The German Regulation Debate
Nele Achten Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 10:10 AM
Germany’s Network Enforcement Act (NEA) places strict requirements on “social network providers” to remove illegal content and respond to complaints.
Facebook’s Role in the Genocide in Myanmar: New Reporting Complicates the Narrative
Evelyn Douek Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 9:01 AM
Recent reporting on how the Myanmar military harnessed Facebook to disseminate anti-Rohingya propaganda complicates the ongoing debate about Facebook’s role in facilitating atrocities.
Aegis Paper Series
Platform Justice: Content Moderation at an Inflection Point
Danielle Citron, Quinta Jurecic Fri, Sep 7, 2018, 1:56 PM
In a new paper in the Hoover Aegis series, we take stock of the changing regulatory environment around large technology platforms and examine both the positive potential and the dangers of legislative and technological solutions to the problems of content moderation.
Election security
How the U.S. Has Failed to Protect the 2018 Election—and Four Ways to Protect 2020
Alex Stamos Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 4:04 PM
If the U.S. government stays on its current course, it risks allowing elections to become the World Cup of information warfare.
Election Security
Transatlantic Techlash Continues as U.K. and U.S. Lawmakers Release Proposals for Regulation
Evelyn Douek Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 9:59 AM
Papers released by a U.K. parliamentary committee and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner are a first step toward concrete suggestions for regulating technology companies.
Questions Congress Should Ask Mark Zuckerberg
Charles Duan, Megan Reiss Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 2:24 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Commerce Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Here’s what members of Congress should ask him.
Privacy: Technology
How Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and Other Privacy Abuses Could Have Been Prevented
Daniel J. Weitzner Wed, Apr 4, 2018, 7:00 AM
The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, first proposed in 2012, established rights to protect online users
Foreign Policy Essay
Is President Trump Enabling the Islamic State’s Power of Persuasion?
Michael S. Smith, II Sun, Feb 4, 2018, 10:00 AM
Despite new policies, American social media companies are still being exploited by terrorists. The Trump administration needs to do more to change that.
The Russia Connection
Video and Testimony: House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigative Task Force Hearing with Social Media Companies
Garrett Hinck Wed, Nov 1, 2017, 2:21 PM
Executives from Google, Facebook and Twitter testified before the House intelligence committee.