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The Internet is (Still) for Porn, with Yoel Roth

Jun 7, 2024

Former head of trust & safety at Twitter, Yoel Roth, discusses adult content rules, EU regulations, and misinformation impacts on Twitter. Topics include Facebook's content challenges, Israel's influence campaigns, Twitch's safety council termination, and balancing user input on platform safety.

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Quick takeaways

Deplatforming reduced misinformation reach on Twitter after January 6th.

Israel's alleged influence campaign on US lawmakers emphasized questionable impact.

Exposure to online misinformation may not significantly alter viewpoints, sparking debate on its impact.

Deep dives

Twitter's Approach to QAnon Deplatforming

Twitter implemented policies to combat coordinated harmful activity like QAnon conspiracies. The enforcement of these policies led to the suspension of thousands of accounts. Although some questioned the impact of deplatforming, a Nature study highlighted that it reduced certain misinformation types and deterred some individuals from posting similar content.

Intro

2min

Navigating Changes in Policy on Adult Content and Regulation of Internet Platforms

20min

Challenges of Content Moderation on Facebook

10min

Deplatforming Misinformation Accounts: Twitter's Approach and Challenges

9min

Impact of Alleged Secret Influence Campaigns on Social Media

6min

Discussion on Twitch terminating their safety advisory council and shifting towards a new advisory council

3min

Balancing User Perspectives and Expert Opinions on Platform Safety Interventions

4min

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by guest host Yoel Roth, former head of trust & safety at Twitter and now head of trust & safety at Match Group. Together they cover:

X tweaks rules to formally allow adult content (TechCrunch)
Temu joins Shein in facing stricter regulation in the EU (The Verge)
Facebook’s Taylor Swift Fan Pages Taken Over by Animal Abuse, Porn, and Scams (404 Media)
Post-January 6th deplatforming reduced the reach of misinformation on Twitter (Nature)
Misunderstanding the harms of online misinformation (Nature)
Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War (NY Times)
Twitch terminates all members of its Safety Advisory Council (CNBC)

This episode is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund.

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech

The Internet is (Still) for Porn, with Yoel Roth

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Twitter's Approach to QAnon Deplatforming

Influence Campaigns Targeting US Lawmakers

Disinformation and Misinformation Dynamics

Shift in Twitch's Advisory Council

Balancing Community and Expertise in Platform Governance

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts