Evaluating the effects of moderation interventions is a task of paramount importance, as it
allows assessing the success of content moderation processes. So far, intervention effects …

The subreddit r/The_Donald was repeatedly denounced as a toxic and misbehaving online
community, reasons for which it faced a sequence of moderation interventions by Reddit …

Should social media platforms override a community's self-policing when it repeatedly break
rules? What actions can they consider? In light of this debate, platforms have begun …

Current content moderation practices follow the\textit {trial-and-error} approach, meaning
that moderators apply sequences of interventions until they obtain the desired outcome …

Recent concerns over abusive behavior on their platforms have pressured social media
companies to strengthen their content moderation policies. However, user opinions on these …

Prior research on transparency in content moderation has demonstrated the benefits of
offering post-removal explanations to sanctioned users. In this paper, we examine whether …

In the current landscape of online abuses and harms, effective content moderation is
necessary to cultivate safe and inclusive online spaces. Yet, the effectiveness of many …

Reddit administrators have generally struggled to prevent or contain such discourse for
several reasons including:(1) the inability for a handful of human administrators to track and …

Most platforms, including Reddit, face a dilemma when applying interventions such as
subreddit bans to toxic communities—do they risk angering their user base by proactively …

Content moderation is the process of flagging content based on pre-defined platform rules.
There has been a growing need for AI moderators to safeguard users as well as protect the …