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.

An Interview With The Verge Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel About Building a Destination Site

Thursday, September 15, 2022

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An interview with The Verge EIC Nilay Patel about building a destination site, his background and how that connects to his career in tech journalism, The Verge’s business model and approach to journalism ethics, and a bit of a debate about moderation and net neutrality.
An Interview With Michael Mignano About Podcasts, Standards, and Recommendation Media

Thursday, September 1, 2022

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An interview with former Anchor co-founder and CEO Michael Mignano about podcasts, Anchor, Spotify, standards, and recommendation media.
Apple and Property Rights, On Google’s Non-Response, The Facebook Oversight Board

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Apple’s ATT policy is another example of a tech giant playing a quasi-government role. Then, while there may be explanations for Google’s approach, they don’t stand up to scrutiny, while Facebook gets it right with their Oversight Board.
Rights, Laws, and Google

Monday, August 29, 2022

Google is not bound by the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments, but its actions in a false positive CSAM case show that it is flouting the spirit behind them.
Three Trends Follow-Up, The Question of “Cool”, TikTok and the Sinicization of the Internet

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

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Follow-up on Instagram, TikTok, and the Three Trends, including questioning the “cool” thesis of social networks, and why China’s Internet vision is winning.
Zero-COVID and Free Speech

Monday, June 13, 2022

Zero-COVID is possible, but few of us in the West are willing to pay the costs; the exact same reasoning applies to free speech; in both cases China-lite is the worst possible strategy.
Airbnb Categories; V1, V2, and Categories; AirCover for Guests

Monday, June 6, 2022

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Airbnb’s Summer 2022 Summer Release is compelling both in terms of product and also strategy.
What About Bluesky?, Moderation and Control, What’s Next for Twitter

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

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Why my proposal for Twitter is different than Bluesky, more on moderation, and exploring what is next for Twitter
Back to the Future of Twitter

Monday, April 18, 2022

Twitter should go private and return to its pre-2012 approach of being a centralized service with third-party clients.
Elon Musk Joins Twitter’s Board, Gogoro SPAC

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

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Elon Musk doesn’t just own a part of Twitter; now he’s on the board, in a move that has been in the works for a while. Plus, my experience as a Gogoro owner.

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

Content Moderation

Apple and Property Rights, On Google’s Non-Response, The Facebook Oversight Board

Rights, Laws, and Google

Airbnb Categories; V1, V2, and Categories; AirCover for Guests

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

Vibe App Quality

(Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

TSMC Earnings, New N3 Fabs, The Nvidia Ramp

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

Amazon Buys Globalstar, Delta to Add Leo, The Apple Angle

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

Vibe App Quality

(Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

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

An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips