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The Facebook boss’s calls for outside help to draft new rules on what is acceptable behaviour online should be welcomed. So what’s his next step?
Taking effective action against online sharing of graphic content isn’t straightforward. But, yet again, the government’s inclination seems to be to legislate first and discuss later.
Children can’t handle watching livestreamed massacres – and adults shouldn’t have to.
It’s time for social media platforms to be more open about how livestreaming works, how it is moderated, and what should happen if or when the rules break down.
The news that a former moderator is suing Facebook over unsafe work practices suggests it’s time we finally took the mental health of moderators seriously.
Research has shown that large social platforms like Facebook can reinforce problematic social hierarchies and prejudices around gender, sexuality and race.
Comments like ‘little girl needs to keep to herself before daddy breaks her face’ get a free pass in the name of free speech.
Facebook wants to stop violent videos appearing in its feeds, but we must ensure human moderators don’t suffer.
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Lecturer in Media and Communications, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney
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Doctoral researcher investigating governance of social media platforms, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
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Professor of AI and Behavioral Data Science, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
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PhD Candidate in Information Systems, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Journalism and Digital Communication, University of Lancashire
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Sociology, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Communications (Social Media), Syracuse University
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Distinguished Professor of Digital Media, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Media at the School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Adjunct Professor of Law, Pepperdine University
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Associate Professor, Digital and Social Media, School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor specialising in Internet law, Bond University