Ep. 225: Debating social media content moderation
from So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
by FIRE
Published: Thu Sep 26 2024
Show Notes
Can free speech and content moderation on social media coexist?
Jonathan Rauch and Renee DiResta discuss the complexities of content moderation on social media platforms. They explore how platforms balance free expression with the need to moderate harmful content and the consequences of censorship in a digital world.
Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of "TheConstitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth" and "KindlyInquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought." Renee DiResta was the technical research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory and contributed to the Election Integrity Partnership report and the Virality Project. Her new book is "InvisibleRulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality."
Timestamps:
Intro
Content moderation and free speech
The Election Integrity Partnership
What activity does the First Amendment not protect?
Backfire effect of moderation
The Virality Project
Misinformation over the past decade
Did Trump's Jan 6th speech meet the standard for incitement?
Double standards of content moderation
Jawboning
Outro
Show notes:
Election Integrity Partnership report (2021)
The Virality Project (2022)
Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton (2024)
"This Place Rules" (2022)
Murthy v. Missouri (2024)
"Why Scholars Should Stop Studying 'Misinformation'," by Jacob N. Shapiro and Sean Norton (2024)