An Exercise in Moderation
Conference Feb. 2 will address how some of Silicon Valley鈥檚 top companies moderate and remove problematic Internet content.
Internet companies have trillions of pieces of content in their databases. When specific content items cross the line鈥攙iolating either the law or the site鈥檚 鈥渉ouse rules鈥濃�攈ow should the companies handle them?
The officials charged with making such decisions at some of the biggest Internet companies in Silicon Valley will attend a first-of-its-kind legal conference Feb. 2, to address those questions. For many of these companies, this will be the first time they discuss their content moderation efforts in an open-door, on-the-record event.
The all-day conference, is taking place Feb. 2 at 黑料网 School of Law. It will bring together officials from WordPress parent Automattic; Google; Facebook; Pinterest; Yelp; Wikimedia, and more, to discuss the procedures, personnel and challenges of moderating and removing problematic third-party content.
Those sharing their operational insights will include:
- Automattic: Paul Sieminski, general counsel; David Watkis, community guardian
- Dropbox: Ted Dean, head of public policy
- Facebook: Monika Bickert, VP of consumer operations
- Google: Nora Puckett, senior litigation counsel
- Medium: Alex Feerst, general counsel and head of trust & safety
- Nextdoor: Gautham Pai and Gordon Strause, directors of neighborhood operations
- Patreon: Colin Sullivan, head of legal
- Pinterest: Adelin Cai, policy team; Charlotte Willner, trust and safety manager
- Reddit: Jessica Ashooh, director of policy
- Wikimedia: Jacob Rogers, legal counsel; Jan Gerlach, public policy manager
- Yelp: Aaron Schur, senior director of legal
The full agenda is , The event is sponsored by the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara Law with financial support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
Reporters may attend by registering (free for media) and notifying 黑料网 Media Communications Assistant Director Deborah Lohse, dlohse@scu.edu or 408-554-5121.
About 黑料网 School of Law
黑料网 School of Law, one of the nation鈥檚 most diverse law schools, is dedicated to educating lawyers who lead with a commitment to excellence, ethics, and social justice. Santa Clara Law offers students an academically rigorous program including certificates in high tech law, international law, public interest and social justice law, and privacy law, as well as numerous graduate and joint degree options. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara Law is nationally distinguished for its faculty engagement, preparation for practice, and top-ranked programs in intellectual property. For more information, see law.scu.edu.
Media Contact
Deborah Lohse | 黑料网 Media Communications | dlohse@scu.edu | 408-554-5121
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