77 Lawful But Awful and the Future of Social Media with Daphne Keller (part 2)
Apr 26, 2023
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Legal expert Daphne Keller discusses EU Internet regulations and their impact on social media. Topics include content moderation, transparency, platform audits, concerns about government control, and balancing user protections with platform operations. The conversation also explores contrasting US and European approaches to content regulation, challenges for smaller online platforms, combating CSAM, and potential solutions like middleware for decentralized content moderation.
The DSA provides procedural protections for online content moderation, focusing on enhancing moderation processes rather than introducing new speech rules.
Middleware offers a decentralized approach to content moderation, empowering users to customize filtering preferences and promoting diversity in moderation strategies.
Deep dives
Overview of the DSA and DSM
The podcast delves into the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DSM). The DSA introduces rules applicable to smaller online platforms and vlogs regarding content moderation processes. It emphasizes speech rules, user reporting mechanisms, appeals, and transparency mechanisms. Additionally, the DSA entails obligations for VLOPS, including yearly risk assessments, risk mitigation plans, and engagement with regulators, leading to concerns about regulatory implications.
Comparison with GDPR and Substantive Changes
A comparison between the DSA and GDPR reveals distinct approaches. While the GDPR focused on substantive restrictions on data usage, the DSA emphasizes procedural protections. Unlike the GDPR, the DSA does not introduce new rules for speech but concentrates on enhancing the process for content moderation. The podcast highlights the effort and resources required by platforms to comply with these procedural changes.
Middleware as a Potential Solution
The concept of middleware emerges as a potential solution to address challenges associated with online content moderation. Middleware aims to decentralize content moderation power, allowing users to set preferences for content filtering individually. By devolving power to users and promoting diversity in content moderation approaches, middleware offers a nuanced response to the complex issues surrounding internet platforms. It navigates legal constraints and economic concerns while fostering a path forward for diverse content moderation strategies.
How do we get better moderated social media platforms without putting governments in control of who gets to say what? For our part 2 of our episode with Daphne Keller, we get Daphne to tell us what the current wave of EU Internet regulation will mean for the future of social media. Transcript Ethan Zuckerman: […]
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