Platform Moderation

Platform Moderation

Book cover titled "Governing Babel" by John P. Wihbey, featuring a stylized blue and black illustration of a tower with small human figures walking—reflecting themes of online speech moderation.
In this excerpt from "Governing Babel," John Wihbey explores how AI is reshaping online moderation by offering tools that can help human moderators, but also raises the risk of disinformation and digital chaos.
The United States Supreme Court building, a neoclassical structure with tall columns.
Should social media platforms have the right to decide what speech to allow online? Should the government?
twitter free speech
What responsibility do social media companies like Twitter have to free speech? It depends on whether they are "landlords" or "publishers."