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Twitter's VP on Content Moderation and Censorship
35:43 - 42:42 (06:59)
The Vice President of Twitter, Sarah Roberts, discusses content moderation and censorship on the platform, including a recent incident where Kellyanne Conway mentioned Roberts by name on Fox News.
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A Twitter executive's life is turned upside down when she is thrust into the spotlight after President Trump targets her on Twitter and holds up a copy of the New York Post with her on it in the Oval Office.
35:43 - 38:10 (02:27)
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A Twitter executive's life is turned upside down when she is thrust into the spotlight after President Trump targets her on Twitter and holds up a copy of the New York Post with her on it in the Oval Office.
ChapterTwitter's VP on Content Moderation and Censorship
Episode797: What I Was Thinking As We Were Sinking
PodcastThis American Life
Elon Musk's new social media platform, Truth Social, has faced backlash after he posted a photo referencing Twitter's "Shadowban Council" and claimed the platform censored free speech.
38:10 - 40:19 (02:08)
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Elon Musk's new social media platform, Truth Social, has faced backlash after he posted a photo referencing Twitter's "Shadowban Council" and claimed the platform censored free speech. Some employees working in trust and safety at Twitter worry that maximum fun on Truth Social might mean Elon would dismantle their whole operation, due to concerns about censorship.
ChapterTwitter's VP on Content Moderation and Censorship
Episode797: What I Was Thinking As We Were Sinking
PodcastThis American Life
Summary
Yoel knew he needed to be alert for the sides. His solution was to make a list and write down the red lines that he would not cross no matter what. You have to have written policies and procedures so that when the moment comes to make that decision, you just follow the procedure that you had laid out before.
ChapterTwitter's VP on Content Moderation and Censorship
Episode797: What I Was Thinking As We Were Sinking
PodcastThis American Life
Yoel Roth, the head of site integrity for Twitter, drafted a set of rules for managing the platform that included “not taking arbitrary or unilateral content moderation action.” On Elon Musk's first day of owning Twitter, Twitter's staff celebrated Halloween with a party where Roth's rule of not taking arbitrary moderation was tested for the first time.
41:19 - 42:42 (01:22)
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Yoel Roth, the head of site integrity for Twitter, drafted a set of rules for managing the platform that included “not taking arbitrary or unilateral content moderation action.” On Elon Musk's first day of owning Twitter, Twitter's staff celebrated Halloween with a party where Roth's rule of not taking arbitrary moderation was tested for the first time.