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.

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.
An Interview with Bill Bishop and Andrew Sharp Checking In on China

Thursday, November 16, 2023

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An interview with Bill Bishop and Andrew Sharp about one year of Sharp China, the chip ban, AI in China, TikTok, and the Biden-Xi visit in San Francisco.
Microsoft-Activision Updates; Reader Follow-Up; Free Speech, the Government, and Scale

Thursday, July 13, 2023

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An update on Microsoft-Activision, and then a response to a reader upset at my take, weaved in with commentary about free speech in the context of last week’s ruling about social media moderation.
An Interview with Marc Andreessen about AI and How You Change the World

Thursday, June 29, 2023

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An interview with Marc Andreessen about COVID, AI opportunities and risk, and a16z’s approach to the future.
Reddit Revolt, Apollo and Reddit’s Changes, Complement Complaints

Monday, June 12, 2023

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Reddit is facing a revolt, which is in part due to an issue with 3rd-party app developers, but ultimately an issue downstream from Reddit’s reliance on unpaid workers.
Meta’s Low E.U. ARPU, The Supreme Court and Section 230

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

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Meta makes a surprisingly small amount of money in the E.U., particularly on an ARPU basis; then, the Supreme Court signals strong support for Section 230
Fair Use and Model Training, Getty Images vs. Stable Diffusion, Adobe’s Regulatory Capture Bet

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

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One of the biggest questions facing AI is if the ingestion of copyrighted material into model training is or is not fair use; Getty Images is suing to get an answer, and Adobe is trying to benefit in the meantime.
Section 230 in the Supreme Court, Reach and Speech, The First Amendment and U.S. Speech Controls

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

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Section 230 is going before the Supreme Court: are content recommendations covered like moderation? A loss for Google would be an opportunity for Congress to protect essential rights.
Apple iCloud Encryption, CSAM Scanning and Convergent Encryption

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

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Apple announced end-to-end encryption for iCloud, even as it officially abandoned its on-device CSAM-scanning approach; the details of its plan leave open the door for scanning in the cloud.

iPhone 18 Pro

iPhone 18 Pro

(Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question

(Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

Salesforce AI Force, Agents as UI, The Race to Headless

OpenAI Ads, Amazon Ads in ChatGPT, Walmart to Accept Apple Pay

iPhone 18 Pro

(Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question

(Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI