[Air-L] Special issue of Internet Policy Review on content moderation

[Blake Hallinan]

Dear colleagues,

The latest issue of the *Internet Policy Review, *edited by Romain Badouard
and Anne Bellon, explores the participation of civil society in online
content regulation. How can moderation on social networks truly be fair,
effective, and inclusive? What role can civil society play in democratizing
platform governance?

Twelve papers examine these questions through various field studies:
ordinary citizen participation in forum moderation, content flagging by
organizations (trusted flaggers), fact-checking, advertiser lobbying on
platform policies, influencer mobilizations, data activism, ethical design,
and alternative platforms.

This issue is available in open access. You can find the table of contents
below.

Best wishes,

Blake


*Content moderation on digital platforms: Beyond states and firms
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/introduction-content-moderation-digital-platforms>*
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/introduction-content-moderation-digital-platforms#editorial>

*Internet Policy Review, vol. 14, issue 1, 2025*


*Introduction to the special issue on content moderation on digital
platforms
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/introduction-content-moderation-digital-platforms#editorial>*

Romain Badouard <https://policyreview.info/users/romain-badouard>,
*Paris-Panthéon-Assas
University*, *France*
Anne Bellon <https://policyreview.info/users/anne-bellon>, *University of
Technology of Compiègne*, *France*



*Regulatory intermediaries in content moderation *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/regulatory-intermediaries-content-moderation>

Beatriz Kira <https://policyreview.info/users/beatriz-kira>, *University of
Sussex*



*Article 22 Digital Services Act: Building trust with trusted flaggers *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/article-22-digital-services-act>

Jacob van de Kerkhof
<https://policyreview.info/users/jacobvandekerkhof>, *Utrecht
University*



*The role of civil society organisations in co-regulating online hate
speech in the EU: A bounded empowerment *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/co-regulating-online-hate-speech>

Barthélémy Michalon
<https://policyreview.info/users/barthelemymichalon>, *Sciences
Po, Tecnologico de Monterrey*



*Framing the role of experts in platform governance: Negotiating the code
of practice on disinformation as a case study *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/framing-role-experts>

Kateryna Chystoforova <https://policyreview.info/users/katerynachystoforova>
, *European University Institute*
Urbano Reviglio <https://policyreview.info/users/urbano-reviglio>, *European
University Institute*



*Aspirational platform governance: How creators legitimise content
moderation through accusations of bias *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/aspirational-platform-governance>

Blake Hallinan <https://policyreview.info/users/blake-hallinan>, *Hebrew
University of Jerusalem*
CJ Reynolds <https://policyreview.info/users/cj-reynolds>, *Hebrew
University of Jerusalem*
Yehonatan Kuperberg
<https://policyreview.info/users/yehonatankuperberg>, *Hebrew
University of Jerusalem*
Omer Rothenstein <https://policyreview.info/users/omer-rothenstein>, *Hebrew
University of Jerusalem*



*Stop hate for profit: Evaluating the mobilisation of advertisers and the
advertising industry to regulate content moderation on digital platforms *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/stop-hate-profit-evaluating-mobilisation-advertisers-and-advertising-industry>

Steph Hill <https://policyreview.info/users/steph-hill>, *University of
Leicester*



*Civil society’s role in constitutionalising global content governance *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/constitutionalising-global-content-governance>

Nicola Palladino <https://policyreview.info/users/nicolapalladino>, *University
of Salerno*
Dennis Redeker <https://policyreview.info/users/dennisredeker>, *University
of Bremen *
Edoardo Celeste <https://policyreview.info/users/edoardoceleste>, *Dublin
City University*



*Online advertising, content moderation, and corporate accountability: a
civil society perspective *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/news/online-advertising-content-moderation>

Alex Rochefort <https://policyreview.info/users/alex-rochefort>, *Boston
University*



*The case for prosocial tech design governance *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/news/prosocial-tech-design-governance>

Lisa Schirch <https://policyreview.info/users/lisa-schirch>, *University of
Notre Dame*



*The realm of digital content regulation as a social space: Sociogenesis of
moderation norms and policies on Twitch platform *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/digital-content-regulation-social-space>

Nathan Ferret <https://policyreview.info/users/nathanferret>, *ENS de Lyon*



*Labour pains: Content moderation challenges in Mastodon growth *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/content-moderation-challenges>

Charlotte Spencer-Smith
<https://policyreview.info/users/charlottespencersmith>, *University of
Salzburg*
Tales Tomaz <https://policyreview.info/users/talestomaz>, *University of
Salzburg*



*Safer spaces by design? Federated socio-technical architectures in content
moderation *
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/safer-spaces-design>

Francesca Musiani <https://policyreview.info/users/francesca-musiani>,
*National
Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)*

Ksenia Ermoshina  <https://policyreview.info/users/kseniaermoshina>, *National
Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)*


-- 
Dr. Blake Hallinan (they/them)
Senior Lecturer
Hebrew University
https://www.blakehallinan.com

Recent Publications:
Aspirational platform governance: How creators legitimise content
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(2025)
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<https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241307035> (2025)
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