Elaine O. Nsoesie and Nuredin Ali Abdelkadir discuss the mental-health toll of content moderation in Africa, including exposure to harmful material and the need for workplace preparation and support.
A LinkedIn engineering leader describes how the platform detects and down-ranks generic, repetitive AI-generated posts in the feed, and what that means for members who post.
Mike Masnick's influential free essay arguing that open protocols, rather than centrally moderated platforms, are the durable answer to online speech problems.
Why I recommend it: One of the most cited pieces on platform power — read it before joining any debate about content moderation.