Neil I. Patel

It has the revenue of a state. It's a government now. It's going to have some government-like functions to regulate speech on its platforms. That didn't pan out, right? The oversight board exists. It moves very slowly. It's, I think, hard for the average Facebook user or average Instagram user to think there's a moderating force involved. on content moderation on this platform.

It has the revenue of a state. It's a government now. It's going to have some government-like functions to regulate speech on its platforms. That didn't pan out, right? The oversight board exists. It moves very slowly. It's, I think, hard for the average Facebook user or average Instagram user to think there's a moderating force involved. on content moderation on this platform.

It's the same as it ever was for the user perspective, as far as I can tell.

It's the same as it ever was for the user perspective, as far as I can tell.

It's the same as it ever was for the user perspective, as far as I can tell.

I wanted to bring that up specifically because that was the pinnacle, I think, of the big thinks about content moderation. Since that time, the companies have all done lots of layoffs. We've seen trust and safety diminished across the board. I think most famously with Twitter, now X, Elon Musk basically decimated the trust and safety team on that platform.

I wanted to bring that up specifically because that was the pinnacle, I think, of the big thinks about content moderation. Since that time, the companies have all done lots of layoffs. We've seen trust and safety diminished across the board. I think most famously with Twitter, now X, Elon Musk basically decimated the trust and safety team on that platform.

I wanted to bring that up specifically because that was the pinnacle, I think, of the big thinks about content moderation. Since that time, the companies have all done lots of layoffs. We've seen trust and safety diminished across the board. I think most famously with Twitter, now X, Elon Musk basically decimated the trust and safety team on that platform.

It appears Lindy Iaccarino is trying to bring some of them back. But the idea that content moderation is the thing these platforms have to do is no longer in vogue, I think, the way it was when the Oversight Board was created.

It appears Lindy Iaccarino is trying to bring some of them back. But the idea that content moderation is the thing these platforms have to do is no longer in vogue, I think, the way it was when the Oversight Board was created.

It appears Lindy Iaccarino is trying to bring some of them back. But the idea that content moderation is the thing these platforms have to do is no longer in vogue, I think, the way it was when the Oversight Board was created.

So yeah, let's go through the new players and how they might turbocharge the disinformation conversation now. And then let's talk about what might be done about it. I do just wanna emphasize for the audience, it doesn't seem like the desire to regulate information on social networks is nearly as high as it has been in the past.

So yeah, let's go through the new players and how they might turbocharge the disinformation conversation now. And then let's talk about what might be done about it. I do just wanna emphasize for the audience, it doesn't seem like the desire to regulate information on social networks is nearly as high as it has been in the past.

So yeah, let's go through the new players and how they might turbocharge the disinformation conversation now. And then let's talk about what might be done about it. I do just wanna emphasize for the audience, it doesn't seem like the desire to regulate information on social networks is nearly as high as it has been in the past.

And I think that is an important thing to start with because the technical challenges are so hard that wanting to solve them is actually an important component of the puzzle. But let's talk about the actual technical challenges and the players behind them. OpenAI, that's a new company. There are a lot of other new companies in various stages of controversy.

And I think that is an important thing to start with because the technical challenges are so hard that wanting to solve them is actually an important component of the puzzle. But let's talk about the actual technical challenges and the players behind them. OpenAI, that's a new company. There are a lot of other new companies in various stages of controversy.

And I think that is an important thing to start with because the technical challenges are so hard that wanting to solve them is actually an important component of the puzzle. But let's talk about the actual technical challenges and the players behind them. OpenAI, that's a new company. There are a lot of other new companies in various stages of controversy.

So Midjourney exists, that is an image generator. Stability AI exists, another image generator. They're getting sued by Getty for using the Getty library, allegedly, to train images that look like Getty photos. in this context, very important. MidiJourney is getting sued as well. OpenAI is getting sued for training on the New York Times database.

So Midjourney exists, that is an image generator. Stability AI exists, another image generator. They're getting sued by Getty for using the Getty library, allegedly, to train images that look like Getty photos. in this context, very important. MidiJourney is getting sued as well. OpenAI is getting sued for training on the New York Times database.

So Midjourney exists, that is an image generator. Stability AI exists, another image generator. They're getting sued by Getty for using the Getty library, allegedly, to train images that look like Getty photos. in this context, very important. MidiJourney is getting sued as well. OpenAI is getting sued for training on the New York Times database.