On with Kara Swisher Social Media’s Original Gatekeepers On Moderation’s Rise And Fall
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Jan 27, 2025 
Del Harvey, former Twitter VP of trust and safety, shares insights on the evolution of social media moderation. Dave Willner, ex-head of content policy at Facebook, discusses the early challenges in defining community standards. Nicole Wong, a First Amendment lawyer and legal director at Twitter, weighs in on the balance between free speech and platform safety. They explore the shift from hands-off policies to strict moderation, the impact of misinformation during crises, and the growing role of AI in content policing.
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Meta's Content Moderation Shift
- Meta's removal of fact-checkers is less significant than other changes.
- Turning off misinformation ranking algorithms and altering hate speech policies will have a greater impact.
Meta's Target Audience
- Meta's content moderation changes are designed to appease a specific audience.
- Loosening restrictions on hate speech and promoting personalized political content are deliberate design choices.
Saddam Hussein Execution Videos on YouTube
- Following Saddam Hussein's execution, YouTube had to decide what to do with graphic videos.
- Nicole Wong decided the execution video was historically significant, but the corpse video was gratuitous and removed it.