Chapter
Online platforms' responsibility to moderate their content
51:16 - 1:01:40 (10:24)
Though online platforms are not responsible for what users post on it, there is a need for them to take the initiative to delete harmful images and create moderation systems to protect their users, especially children. However, they lack the incentive to do so.
Clips
Caitlin has been helping victims of revenge porn for years by aiding them in removing inappropriate images from the internet, but despite making a breakthrough with Kick, the effort was short-lived, and removing images was almost impossible beforehand.
51:16 - 54:14 (02:58)
Summary
Caitlin has been helping victims of revenge porn for years by aiding them in removing inappropriate images from the internet, but despite making a breakthrough with Kick, the effort was short-lived, and removing images was almost impossible beforehand.
ChapterOnline platforms' responsibility to moderate their content
Episode93: Kik
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The Importance of Incentivizing Moderation and Deletion of Harmful Content on Social Media Platforms
The current protection under section 230 makes it so that social media platforms are not responsible for the actions of their users.
54:14 - 57:37 (03:22)
Summary
The current protection under section 230 makes it so that social media platforms are not responsible for the actions of their users. In the absence of incentivizing platforms to delete harmful content, they feel no need to do so, which puts pressure on the victims to clean up the mess.
ChapterOnline platforms' responsibility to moderate their content
Episode93: Kik
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The Cyber Tip Line processes reports of child sexual exploitation and enriches databases of known child porn hashes, while also reporting it to law enforcement, in an effort to make the internet a safer place for all of its users.
57:37 - 1:01:40 (04:03)
Summary
The Cyber Tip Line processes reports of child sexual exploitation and enriches databases of known child porn hashes, while also reporting it to law enforcement, in an effort to make the internet a safer place for all of its users. They take reports of people trading child porn very seriously and investigate the person, making arrests whenever evidence is found.