Remove Or Reduce? Social Media Content Moderation Through The Lens Of Human Rights

Remove Or Reduce? Social Media Content Moderation Through The Lens Of Human Rights

June 4, 2026 · 41 min · Season 18 · Episode 6

About this episode

The episode discusses how social media platforms should manage harmful content in relation to human rights law.

This week we ask how social media platforms should handle harmful content on their sites, and what human rights law can tell us about when to remove it or when to reduce its visibility.

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Books & works: human rights law

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