# need to know (blogs) — RSS Amplifier

Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover need to know.

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## [Online safety regulation as community policing](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/online-safety-regulation-community-policing/)

_2026-08-18 · Ben Whitelaw · Everything in Moderation\*_

A recent edition of T&S Insider called for regulators to spend more time at industry events like TrustCon. One EiM reader argues that merely showing up isn't enough.

## [Watermarked words, OpenAI's very ethical exit another Reddit revolt?](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/watermarked-words-openais-very-ethical-exit-another-reddit-revolt/)

_2026-08-14 · Ben Whitelaw · Everything in Moderation\*_

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #348

## [How to build internal culture on a T&S team](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/how-to-build-internal-culture-trust-safety-team/)

_2026-08-11 · Alice Hunsberger · Everything in Moderation\*_

T&S Insider’s practical, step-by-step guide to building a T&S team that takes accountability, surfaces problems early and doesn't shy away from asking leadership hard questions.

## [Indian apologies, beware the ‘takedown extortionists’ and Schneider on becoming CEO](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/indian-meta-apology-modi/)

_2026-08-07 · Ben Whitelaw · Everything in Moderation\*_

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #347

## [Should regulators attend TrustCon?](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/should-regulators-attend-trustcon/)

_2026-08-04 · Ben Whitelaw · Everything in Moderation\*_

Regulation as a topic might have retreated into the background at this year's TrustCon but there's still plenty of reasons for regulators to attend. Owen and Ben debate whether government watchdogs have a place at the industry's biggest event

## [Zuck joins AI regulation debate, Meta rolls out verification and abortion censorship](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/zuckerberg-ai-regulation-debate/)

_2026-07-31 · Ben Whitelaw · Everything in Moderation\*_

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #346

## [Are we entering Trust and Safety’s builder era?](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/trust-and-safety-ai-builder-era/)

_2026-07-28 · Ben Whitelaw · Everything in Moderation\*_

In contrast to the precarity facing many T&S workers, most TrustCon attendees were energised by what AI now allows them to build and the impact they can have with it

## [Europe bears its teeth, political panic about OpenAI hack and YouTube refines partner policy](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/european-commission-google-tiktok/)

_2026-07-24 · Ben Whitelaw · Everything in Moderation\*_

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #345

## [Why telling the T&S story is harder than it seems](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/telling-trust-safety-story-is-hard/)

_2026-07-21 · Ben Whitelaw · Everything in Moderation\*_

Trust & Safety’s difficulty explaining itself reflects deeper tensions between the people doing the work, comms teams tasked with protecting company reputation and the journalists trying to hold platforms to account.

## [Teen ban details emerge, how LLMs view autocracies and The Lancet on misinfo](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/europe-uk-social-media-ban/)

_2026-07-17 · Ben Whitelaw · Everything in Moderation\*_

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #344

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_2026-07-10 · Riley Fessler · The DSR Network_

We’re excited to announce that Substack is the new home of the DSR Network! All content will be distributed on Substack and major podcast platforms. Substack is also the home of the DSR membership, and all existing memberships have been ported over. As a result, this website will no longer be updated and will be …