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In the end, the @OversightBoard was just like everyone else in the content moderation space (incl. me): long on criticism, short on concrete solutions.I really think we're being overly legalistic

This is a strong, important & timely decision, esp in light of Facebook's enforcement mistakes around #ResignModi yesterday. There's some really important recommendations here. Facebook has 30 days to respond

I have literally no idea what Facebook's new policy is on QAnon or what it will apply to in future, and so I would like you to please read this

"The platforms have offered no positive conception of what political speech should be or do there."As always, read Casey. But it's worth noting: defining the *purpose* of free speech &

It's almost like Facebook itself doesn't understand -- or is being willfully blind -- to internet culture. I mean, how could exempting things from fact-checking provided they are 'opinion' ever

I don't know who needs to hear this, but I'm really struggling to make sense of this moment in content moderation so if you maybe are too, hi there. ....

Lots of imp pushback abt misconceptions re: "bots" here yesterday, so I'm going to collect them in a thread (mainly so I can find them later) Bot myths, like echo

This report from @davidakaye -- his last as UN Special Rapporteur -- on free speech during Covid is a fitting capstone to a tenure marked by tireless advocacy for freedom