Community moderators are typically in charge of overseeing online communities. This could be on forums, Facebook, Reddit ...

If you were starting a new social media platform—one that tried to balance civil behavior with strong engagement—and were looking for an example to emulate, Chris Vargo has an unexpected one to offer.

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Remember Digg? It started in 2004, as an experiment to crowdsource the Web—to “digg” something was to upvote it—and ...

Meta is set to launch its own version of community-driven fact-checking in the U.S. on March 18, Reuters reports — a bold pivot in the social media giant’s approach to combating misinformation. Meta ...

We built a 100-point framework for rating games on their moderation quality — tools, transparency, appeals, controls. Here's the methodology & first scores.

NEW YORK, Feb. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WeShop Holdings Limited (“WeShop” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: WSHP), the world’s first community-owned social commerce platform, today announced new safety ...

Bluesky, the decentralized social network and frontrunner alternative to Twitter, has been hailed as a wonderland of funny posts and good vibes. But a moderation policy change that followed a death ...

Note: This post and all affiliated content are part of AEI’s Online Speech Project. To learn more about the project, click here. With Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter now finalized, the issue of how ...

These are strange days for people who care about trust and safety on platforms. Historically, many people have suggested that either more effective central moderation (a platform owner intervening ...