Content Moderation

Moderation in Infrastructure

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Infrastructure companies need a distinct approach to moderation that focuses on neutrality and due process.
Twitter, Responsibility, and Accountability

Monday, October 19, 2020

Twitter went too far last week for reasons that go back to 2016 and the unfair blaming of tech for media’s mistakes.
A Framework for Moderation

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

The question of what should be moderated, and when, is an increasingly frequent one in tech. There is no bright line, but there are ways to get closer to an answer.

Resiliency and Scale

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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Decreasing transportation and communications costs increases resiliency in theory, but destroys it in practice. The only way to have resiliency is through less efficiency.
YouTube Restores Suspended Accounts, Free Speech and Cultural Mores, Platform Power

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

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YouTube is reinstating accounts that were banned for alleged misinformation, and Google admits they made mistakes; the company — and big tech broadly — should go further, and lead the way in re-establishing the cultural importance of free expression.
An Interview with Cloudflare Founder and CEO Matthew Prince About Internet History and Pay-per-crawl

Thursday, September 4, 2025

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An interview with Cloudflare founder and CEO Matthew Prince about founding Cloudflare from the bottoms up, and why now is the time to leverage the power that followed to enact pay-per-crawl.
TikTok Ban Approaches, Generational Implications, Xiaohongshu

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

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The TikTok ban is approaching; what happens if the service actually goes away? Then, why China will misunderstand the Xiaolongshu phenomenon
Meta Changes Moderation Policies, Zuckerberg’s Journey — and Mine, The Audacity of Copying Well

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

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Mark Zuckerberg is making big changes to Meta’s moderation policies; it’s the next step in a journey that has been more nuanced than people think — and it’s one I relate to.
Perplexity Search Ads, Inventory-Defined Advertisers, Telegram Follow-Up

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

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Perplexity’s upcoming advertising model looks a lot different than traditional search advertising; it may always look different.
Telegram CEO Arrested, Telegram’s Non-Encrypted Advantage, Telegram Complexities

Monday, August 26, 2024

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Telegram’s CEO was arrested. The case is very complex, in part because the realities of messaging and security and encryption are very complex.
Congress Considering TikTok Ban, TikTok’s War, What Now?

Monday, March 11, 2024

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A bill to ban TikTok is suddenly moving through Congress, and TikTok is helping to make the case. The big question is if ByteDane is willing — or able — to ultimately go along with it.
India and Gemini, Ten Blue Links, The Complicity Framework

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

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Gemini got all of AI into trouble in India; how did this particular mistake happen? Then, Google may have been more dependent on 10 blue links than anyone realized, and a proposal for solving “AI Safety” issues through product decisions.
Substack and Platformer, Moderation and Infrastructure, Bars and Culture

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

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Substack appeared to back down after its latest controversy, which was probably inevitable in the current climate. That makes it even more important to protect infrastructure.

NAW and CJ and CA CAWWWWW, DEFCON 2 for Jokic and the Nuggets, Notes on OKC, Toronto, and VJ Edgecombe

Content Moderation

Perplexity Search Ads, Inventory-Defined Advertisers, Telegram Follow-Up

India and Gemini, Ten Blue Links, The Complicity Framework

NAW and CJ and CA CAWWWWW, DEFCON 2 for Jokic and the Nuggets, Notes on OKC, Toronto, and VJ Edgecombe

How Tim Cook Changed Apple

(Preview) Xi Wants the Strait of Hormuz Re-Opened; Cakes and An E-Commerce Crackdown; The Next Stage of Decoupling; The MATCH Act in Congress

An Interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian About the Agentic Moment

John Ternus and Apple’s Hardware-Defined Future, SpaceXAI and Cursor

TSMC Earnings, New N3 Fabs, The Nvidia Ramp

NAW and CJ and CA CAWWWWW, DEFCON 2 for Jokic and the Nuggets, Notes on OKC, Toronto, and VJ Edgecombe

How Tim Cook Changed Apple

(Preview) Xi Wants the Strait of Hormuz Re-Opened; Cakes and An E-Commerce Crackdown; The Next Stage of Decoupling; The MATCH Act in Congress

An Interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian About the Agentic Moment

An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

An Interview with Asymco’s Horace Dediu About Apple at 50