Next, he says that the solution is to “give communities on Substack the tools to establish their own norms and set their own terms of engagement rather than have all that handed down to them by a central authority.” Bigger social media companies get criticized from all sides.

I’d agree with that, actually! A lot of my work at Grindr over the last few years has been to try and rebuild trust in our moderation and policies, and it’s not an easy task. People don’t trust them, and don’t like the heavy-handed approach that many platforms have. In it, he says that current content moderation models aren’t working. I have a lot of thoughts about social media moderation (obviously!) and find myself nodding in agreement with a few things in this post from Hamish McKenzie (co-founder of Substack) and also going “Noooooo, you’re missing so much!”. I don’t “do” Twitter and never really have, but I know that’s a great way to find news too. Tech Policy press - also follow Justin Hendrix and their newsletter Moderated content by Alex Stamos and Evelyn Douek Trust In Tech (plug for mine 😁) by me and Talha Baig

Pearlé Nwaezeigwe’s newsletter on tech policy Everything in Moderation: / follow Ben Whitelaw 📰 Newsletters/ substacks (some of these are general internet culture catch-all newsletters but they often talk about social media changes): Integrity Institute (members only, but membership is free) Trust & Safety Professional Association (members only) 💬 Slack communities: honestly the best way to get info right away, from others in the industry. Ok, here we go! I’ll keep adding if I forget anything! And post in the comments if there’s anything or anyone you recommend - either here on LinkedIn or elsewhere. (Pro tip I just learned- you can bookmark/ save LinkedIn posts to reference later, so consider doing that here!) Providing insights into the challenges confronting those who seek to improve the quality of America's schools, Tully argues that school leaders and policy makers must rally communities to heartfelt engagement with their schools if the crippling social and economic threats to cities such as Indianapolis are to be averted.Mega list of where I get my trust & safety news: Yet this intimate view also reveals the hopes, dreams, and untapped talents of some amazing individuals. He walks readers into classrooms, offices, and hallways, painting a vivid picture of the profound academic problems, deep frustrations, and apathy that absorb and sometimes consume students, teachers, and administrators. Granted unfiltered access to Manual High throughout an entire school year, award-winning journalist Matthew Tully tells the complex story of the everyday drama, failures, and triumphs in one of the nation's many troubled urban public high schools. Searching for Hope is a gripping account of life in a once-great high school in a rough Indianapolis neighborhood.

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