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This is not to suggest that content moderation should be studied as a singular or isolated phenomenon this is only to keep the focus of the list on content moderation as its central concern.
I have excluded, for example, work on the “wicked problems” faced by platforms, such as harassment or hate speech, unless the questions of how to moderate it are a big part of the analysis I have also excluded scholarship about the broader power and impact of social media platforms. – I have limited the list to scholarship that examines aspects of content moderation itself. – this list is inevitably incomplete PLEASE suggest readings I have overlooked, or improvements to the list’s organization – either via the comment thread at the bottom, or by emailing me directly. This list is intended to collect and organize as much of that work as possible, to be a resource for those who study and teach about content moderation, the power of platforms, and the contours of online discourse. It is a vital concern in its own right, and it offers a powerful case study for thinking about the power of platforms and how they shape the dynamics of online sociality, and for understanding the nature and structure of the mediated public sphere. The study of content moderation by social media platforms has exploded in the last few years, paralleling the attention finally being paid by journalists, lawmakers, and users.