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<body>Dear Listers<br><br>This 2016 article on content moderation on social media platforms provides a historical overview of the development of moderation practices, and how this probably continues to shape the future of free speech.<br><br><br>"The details of moderation practices are routinely hidden from public view, siloed within companies and treated as trade secrets when it comes to users and the public.<br><br>The moderators of these platforms — perched uneasily at the intersection of corporate profits, social responsibility, and human rights — have a powerful impact on free speech, government dissent, the shaping of social norms, user safety, and the meaning of privacy. What flagged content should be removed? Who decides what stays and why? What constitutes newsworthiness? Threat? Harm? When should law enforcement be involved?"<br><br>Read more on: https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/13/11387934/internet-moderator-history-youtube-facebook-reddit-censorship-free-speech<br><br><br><br>Best regards<br><br><br><br><p>--<br>Grace Githaiga<br>Co-Convenor<br>Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)<br>Twitter:@ggithaiga<br>Tel: 254722701495<br>Skype: gracegithaiga<br>Alternate email: <a>ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a><br>Linkedin: <a target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga</a><br>www.kictanet.or.ke<br><br>"Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama.</p><br></body></html>