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

People in this episode

Host: Christopher Murphy

Guest: Erik Tuchtfeld

Topics covered

• online content moderation
• internet governance
• global communication
• digital rights
• social media

Keywords

• internet
• content moderation
• global gatekeepers
• Erik Tuchtfeld
• Max Planck Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Max Planck Law

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