#social-media-moderation

#social-media-moderation

Shadowbanning is the often silent suppression of certain types of content or creators in your social media feeds. It's not something that a U.S-based creator is notified about, but rather something they simply find out when their posts stop getting the same level of engagement that they're used to, or when people are unable to easily find their account using the platform's search function.

Kirk's killing during a speaking event in Utah last week unleashed a wave of negative commentary about the activist online, ranging from criticism of his conservative views to morbid celebrations of his death. Graphic footage of Kirk's murder also ricocheted across platforms, exposing millions of people to gory images of his final moments. In the hours after the killing, Republican House Representative Anna Paulina Luna urged Meta, X and TikTok to take down videos of Kirk's death, warning that at some point, social media begins to desensitise humanity.

On Thursday, a video popped up on my X feed, displaying the very moment that political activist Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck as he sat on a stool onstage at a college campus, talking with students and observers. There was no warning, no prompt before the video started playing-only an instant replay of the exact moment of gory violence that would immediately make waves around the country and the world.

Joanna Massey, PhD, is one of those business leaders, and she is not afraid to challenge the status quo. She is a corporate board director, Fortune 500 executive, and expert in corporate governance and crisis communications. With advanced degrees in business, law, and psychology, she brings a unique, interdisciplinary perspective to one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to protect free speech in the digital age without sacrificing public safety and democracy.