How Effective Is Image Moderation?

Although it might not seem obvious at first glance, image moderation is not only a form of digital activism, but also a quite powerful and effective one.

Image moderation seeks to cleanse the web of inappropriate imagery to protect the people browsing online, mainly kids, from offensive and otherwise harmful content while surfing the web. Some may argue that it often is used to defend corporate interests, by protecting a brand or institutions image, or simply prevent it from being used, possibly in a way that affects not only the brand, but also the broader population negatively, but in … Read the rest