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COVID-19 is triggering a massive experiment in algorithmic content moderation

28 Apr 2020

The timing is challenging, as platforms are fighting to contain an epidemic of misinformation, with user traffic hitting all-time records. To make up for the absence of human reviewers, platforms largely handed off the role of moderating content to algorithmic systems. As a result, machines currently have more agency over the regulation of our public discourse than ever before.

Authors

Marc Faddoul

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United States of America