Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media

Sarah T. Roberts

Published by Yale University Press 2019

Behind the Screen

Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media

Sarah T. Roberts

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300245318

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About this book

An eye-opening look at the invisible workers who protect us from seeing the worst of humanity on today’s commercial internet

Author information

Sarah T. Roberts is assistant professor of information studies in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a 2018 Carnegie Fellow and a 2018 winner of the EFF Pioneer Award.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction. Behind the Internet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Behind the Screen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
2. Understanding Commercial Content Moderation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
3. Screening in Silicon Valley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
4. “I Call Myself a Sin-Eater” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
5. “Modern Heroes” Moderating in Manila Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
6. Digital Humanity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257

Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 288
Illustrations
- Other: 6 b-w illus.

eBook

Published: June 25, 2019
ISBN: 9780300245318