Content Curation in Online Platforms - Impact and Improvement Strategies

Explore a thought-provoking lecture on content curation in online platforms delivered by Manoel Ribeiro from EPFL. Delve into the impact of content moderation, recommendation systems, and monetization practices on major platforms like Facebook, Wikipedia, Amazon, and LinkedIn. Examine two key research projects: a large-scale natural experiment on Facebook measuring the causal effects of comment removal, and an investigation into the efficacy of deplatforming Parler. Gain insights into future research directions, including the challenges and opportunities presented by generative AI. Learn how rigorous academic research can guide policy and best practices to improve online platforms and, by extension, our lives. Discover the speaker's background as a final year Ph.D. student at EPFL, his achievements, and the recognition his work has received in various media outlets and tech companies.