Who Controls The Platform?
A Single Global Standard for Internet Content Regulation Is a Recipe for Censorship
This is a contribution to “Who Controls the Platform?”—a multi-part Quillette series. Submissions related to this series may be directed to pitch@quillette.com. “If governments are to retain a firm hold of authority and not be compelled to yield to agitators, it is imperative that freedom of judgment
Twitter's Micro-Slavery
This is a response to “Who Controls the Platform?“—a multi-part Quillette series authored by social-media insiders. Submissions related to this series may be directed to pitch@quillette.com In his new book Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe, tech investor Roger McNamee writes: “Lizard brain” emotions
It Isn’t Your Imagination: Twitter Treats Conservatives More Harshly Than Liberals
This is a response to “Who Controls the Platform?“—a multi-part Quillette series authored by social-media insiders. Submissions related to this series may be directed to pitch@quillette.com. Many conservatives believe that social media companies are biased against their views. This includes Donald Trump, who last year
How Radical Transparency Cures Web Censorship and Surveillance
The article that follows is the third instalment of “Who Controls the Platform?“—a multi-part Quillette series authored by social-media insiders. Our editors invite submissions to this series, which may be directed to pitch@quillette.com. The internet is set for a renaissance-level transformation that will see users migrate to
There’s Nothing 'Intersectional' About Free Speech
The article that follows is the second instalment of “Who Controls the Platform?”—a multi-part Quillette series authored by social-media insiders. Our editors invite submissions to this series, which may be directed to pitch@quillette.com. Censorship is a tool of repression as old as civilization. And fighting
Facebook Has a Right to Block 'Hate Speech'—But Here’s Why It Shouldn’t
The article that follows is the first instalment of “Who Controls the Platform?”—a multi-part Quillette series authored by social-media insiders. Our editors invite submissions to this series, which may be directed to pitch@quillette.com. In late August, I wrote a note to my then-colleagues at Facebook about the
