Global Gatekeepers: Online Oversight and Internet Content Moderation
About this episode
This episode explores the complexities of online content moderation and the role of global gatekeepers on the internet.
Guest: Erik Tuchtfeld (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law) The Internet connects people from across the globe: it facilitates communication and has single-handedly transformed education, commerce, and entertainment. But who controls what we can say and find on the Internet? Or better put, who are the Internet’s Global Gatekeepers? In this episode, Erik Tuchtfeld and Christopher Murphy dive into the complex world of online content moderation and discuss its far-reaching implications. Link to Erik's research papers: https://www.mpil.de/en/pub/institute/personnel/academic-staff/etuchtfe.cfm
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Host: Christopher Murphy
Guest: Erik Tuchtfeld
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Organizations: Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Max Planck Law
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