When we think of content moderation, we often picture large tech companies like Meta or Twitter enforcing rules through algorithms or outsourced moderators. But what about the people running our local online spaces? Our extended abstract explores this often-overlooked dimension—how moderators of place-based Facebook groups in London navigate the balance between global platform policies and … Continue reading The Local Power of Content Moderation: How Facebook Groups Shape Community Norms
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Localizing content moderation in Facebook groups
Pleased to share this short paper written with Scott Rodgers et al. The paper is discussed in an excellent presentation by Liam McLoughlin: https://youtu.be/do_JWl1DZvs Abstract. This paper contributes to the burgeoning literature on content moderation by focusing on its practice in relation to localized social media contexts, an area which remains under-researched. It makes two … Continue reading Localizing content moderation in Facebook groups