While champions of the “new” creative economy consistently hype the career possibilities
furnished by YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and the like, critics have cast a spotlight on the …

Public debate about content moderation has overwhelmingly focused on removal: social
media platforms deleting content and suspending users, or opting not to do so. However …

Researchers across various fields have investigated how users experience moderation
through different perspectives and methodologies. At present, there is a pressing need of …

TikTok, a short‐video app featuring video content typically between 15 and 60 s long, has
become immensely popular around the world in the last few years. However, the worldwide …

In this paper, I approach platform governance through algorithmic folklore, consisting of
beliefs and narratives about moderation systems that are passed on informally and can exist …

Background: The proliferation of misinformation, fake news, and hate speech are some of
the significant challenges posed by social media platforms these days. Social Media …

This study provides one of the first examples of de-platforming's direct emotional and
financial impact on Instagram and TikTok content creators at the margins. Both platforms …

This paper offers a legal perspective on the phenomenon of shadow banning: content
moderation sanctions which are undetectable to those affected. Drawing on recent social …

Research on multisided platforms has emphasized how platform owners accumulate
significant power over other platform actors, such as producers and customers, arguing for …

Shadowbanning is a unique content moderation strategy receiving recent media attention
for the ways it impacts marginalized social media users and communities. Social media …